With more than 30,000 people evacuated their homes as a wildfire tore through a coastal area of Los Angeles in just a few hours, planes were seen picking up water from the Pacific Ocean to dump on the flames.

A second blaze some 30 miles (50 km) inland was also rapidly spreading Wednesday.

A video posted on social media site Tuesday showed thick smoke rising from los Angelis suburb and a firefighting plane flying in the direction of the area affected by wildfires.