As wildfires continue to spread across southern California, a flight from Los Angeles International Airport touched down on Wednesday evening at Dulles International Airport in Virginia with people eager to escape the flames.

The massive Palisades Fire broke out in Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon, prompting mandatory evacuations affecting tens of thousands of people and highway closures. Later Tuesday, the Eaton Fire broke out in the foothills of Pasadena on the other side of Los Angeles County.

A pair of Quebec water bombers and their crews are in California helping fight the massive wildfires tearing through the Los Angeles area.