'Firestorm' review: Inside one of the deadliest fires in California history

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‘Firestorm’ review: Inside one of the deadliest fires in California history

By Alexis Burling,
Contributor
Jan 2, 2026

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From the moment ominous plumes of black smoke were first spotted, then NBC News national correspondent Jacob Soboroff, who grew up in the Pacific Palisades, was on the scene, describing what he was witnessing for television audiences as the terrifying events played out.

His latest book, “Firestorm: The Great Los Angeles Fires and America’s New Age of Disaster,” is Soboroff’s gripping, unshakeable firsthand account of what became one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in California on record.

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(Ev car lithium batteries exploding … water pressure … homes in the wrong place … hot electric wires … )