The warning message on the cell phone comes in the middle of the conversation. Katherine Fleming, president of the Getty Trust in Los Angeles, says she has to stop to find out where the new plumes of smoke are coming from. The fire department sirens can be heard on the phone. So far, the fires in the Californian coastal city have destroyed around 10,000 buildings. The Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades was spared, but videos showed how close the flames came. Trees burned in the villa's gardens, and houses in the surrounding streets were leveled by winds of fire.
