Los Angeles wildfire: DC-10 tanker drops 10,000 gallons of fire retardant to restrain devastation, video goes viral
The pilot tracks the rising smoke and releases a red-coloured fire retardant onto the hilltop.
Firefighters are launching a full-scale effort to contain the largest and most deadly wildfire threatening Los Angeles and spreading into other cities. Aerial crews have been tirelessly dumping water and fire retardant on the raging hills in a bid to control the Palisades Fire, which has now spread an additional 1,000 acres, and is encroaching on Brentwood.
Amid several viral videos of destruction, a footage of a DC-10 air tanker dropping around 10,000 gallons of fire retardant to slow down the fire in Brentwood has emerged on social media. The video shows the devastating sight of the burning hills and their gradual spread toward Brentwood. The pilot tracks the rising smoke and releases a red-coloured fire retardant onto the hilltop.
Sharing the video, X user Collin Rugg, who has been actively sharing credible developments about the Los Angeles wildfire, wrote, “The DC-10 tanker has dropped about 10,000 gallons of fire retardant to slow the fire in Brentwood. The move was made after there was a “significant” flare-up last night regarding the Palisades fire. The DC-10 was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and is somewhat comparable to the Boeing 747 but is able to use shorter runways. The Palisades Fire grew by 1,000 acres overnight.”
