38 Astonishing Images of Melted Objects Revealing the Ferocity of the Los Angeles Wildfires

Wildfires are still blazing across southern California, and the photographs emerging from the region are nothing short of extraordinary. Below is a series of images highlighting the sheer devastation caused by these fires:

1. A tire rim warped by extreme heat:

2. Only a few pipes with flowing water remain from what was once someone's home:

3. This home has been reduced to nothing but a washer and dryer:

4. This was once a bank, and those are its ATMs:

5. Only a spiral staircase remains from what was once a home:

6. Only a solitary staircase remains from this Malibu home:

7. A fire hydrant engulfed in flames:

8. A home crumbling in Studio City:

9. The final snapshot from a UC San Diego camera:

10. Abandoned vehicles are clustered on Sunset Boulevard after being trapped in traffic during evacuation efforts:

11. A fire station sign warped by extreme heat:

12. This used to be a pet store:

13. A wall that appears to have melted into itself:

14. Only a metal pole remains from this mobile park home:

15. A stoplight warped by intense heat:

16. Only chimney columns are left standing along this stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway:

17. This used to be a grocery store:

18. A place of worship:

19. These were once thriving businesses:

20. This used to be a neighborhood:

21. Additional car rims warped by extreme heat:

22. Here's a previous view of a neighborhood in Altadena:

23. And here's the aftermath:

24. Another pre-fire image of a neighborhood:

25. And the aftermath:

26. Only a door frame stands from what was once a home:

27. Lawn chairs warped by extreme heat:

28. A fence warped by intense heat:

29. A garden gnome engulfed in flames:

30. A palm tree on fire:

31. Two charred vehicles abandoned in the middle of the street:

32. A child's car seat partially warped by heat:

33. Another vehicle:

34. A bicycle:

35. Only a balcony remains from this house:

36. A house once stood in front of this pool:

37. Fallen power lines:

38. And additional molten metal: