This terrifying video shows the burnt hills of Kagel Canyon near Los Angeles, California, after a major wildfire raged through the area. <br /><br />The footage, shot on December 7, shows a resident climbing up a hill to get a panoramic view of the area on the Canyon's highest point, showing how close the flames came to homes and the scorched earth underfoot. <br /><br />"We were surrounded by a ring of fire. Every one of these ridges went up in flames," says the filmer. <br /><br />Smoke can still be seen on a ridge in the distance. <br /><br />He then points in the distance. "Up there is upper Kagel Canyon, a bunch of houses burned up at the top. ... Unbelievable."<br /><br />"Can't thank these firemen enough. The battle they must have thought with their backs up against this neighbourhood."<br /><br />According to reports, two people have perished in the blaze and 141,000 acres have been burnt down by the wildfires in Southern California.
