LA residents recall harrowing escape from wildfires as homes, businesses go up in flames: ‘Like a war zone’ [Video]

Two Los Angeles residents detailed their harrowing escape from a wildfire that ripped through their community, as they await word on the fate of their home and business. 

Palisades Highlands residents Eric Robertson and Tricia Cosentino were forced to evacuate from their home on Tuesday, alongside thousands of others, as the flames approached their community. The pair described their abrupt departure during “America’s Newsroom.”

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“We were scared to stay, and we were scared to leave,” Cosentino told Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino on Wednesday. “It was amazing… our neighbors, we sort of got everybody together and we said we were all going to go at once. So it was kind of a caravan. How much everyone texted and made sure everyone was safe when we got to the bottom.”

“Everyone I know… has been evacuated, and I would say half …