Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — Retired Rochester Police Sgt. Tony Bongiovanni now lives in the Los Angeles area, where raging wildfires have destroyed thousands of acres of land, homes and businesses this week. Wednesday night, he took a drive through Altadena. "It's nighttime, so you can't see it as much as you can in the daytime," said Bongiovanni. "In the daytime, it looks like a bomb dropped, and there's a huge cloud, like coming from a volcano." READ MORE: https://13wham.com/news/local/rochester-natives-recount-apocalyptic-scenes-as-california-wildfires-continue-burning# _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: 13 WHAM on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/13WHAM 13 WHAM on Twitter: https://twitter.com/13WHAM Subscribe to 13 WHAM on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFQyVljCrdof5Uqmo8p3c0Q/?sub_confirmation=1 13 WHAM Daily News Digest: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuTJB6tta5ar3Fu5CumAvlvVunEP6bc9A For more information, visit https://13wham.com/ Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: news@13wham.com Call the Newsroom: 585.334.8700 WHAM is a NY based station and a ABC Television affiliate owned and operated by Deerfield Media, Inc and receives certain services from an affiliation of Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #13WHAM #ABCLOCAL13 #Rochester