Fox LA Reporter Pitches in To Fight Palisades Fire [Video]

Fox 11 (KTTV) reporter Matthew Seedorff tried to help firefighters on Tuesday afternoon. Seedorf was covering the Palisades Fire, which spread Tuesday evening, burning more than 1,200 acres in just a few hours. 

Seedorff used a garden hose that he found and tried to put out some of the flames on the street and near one of the homes.

The fire broke out around 10:30 a.m. The flames are being propelled by a “life-threatening” and “destructive” windstorm.

On Tuesday, more than 30,000 people were evacuated from the area within hours. According to officials, more than 13,000 structures were threatened by the flames.