Man Drives Up Mountain to Rescue Stranded Woman and Her 4 Dogs from Palisades Fire: 'I Thought I Was Going to Die'

As flames tore through the Pacific Palisades, a man took on a difficult rescue mission, driving uphill through smoke and flying embers to save a woman and her pets from danger. The man, Los Angeles-based producer Caleb Serban-Lawler, shared his and the woman's story on Instagram, including footage of their fateful first encounter — and the intense rescue mission that followed. As Serban-Lawler drove through the outskirts of the Palisades Fire — the largest blaze of the wildfires currently ripping across Southern California — the evening of Jan. 7, he was approached by a woman whose car would not start as she attempted to evacuate with her four dogs.