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>> they're catching so [ bleep ] fast. >> reporter: you can hear the panic recording on the cell phone. he was working on a house just up the hill and saw the first signs of smoke. this is what he saw. as a point set of fire grew and raged out of control. this video now in the hands of fire and arson investigators. >> holy [ bleep ]. look how fast it's moving, dude. >> scared for the people. scared for their lives and just got -- it was a matter of minutes. the people had minutes to get out of the homes. >> another house. >> there at the cul-de-sac. >> reporter: before flames reaching 100 feet...

Panic recording on the cell phone. he was working on a house just up the hill and saw the first signs of smoke. this is what he saw. as a point set of fire grew and raged out of control. this video now in the hands of fire and arson investigators. >> holy [ bleep ]. look how fast it's moving, dude. >> scared for the people. scared for their lives and just got -- it was a matter of minutes. the people had minutes to get out of the homes. >> another house. >> there at the cul-de-sac. >> reporter: before flames reaching 100 feet tall started ravaging neighborhoods and gutted an apartment building...

Key developments today regarding the wildfires that scorched thousands of acres in southern california last week. a joint task force is set up to coordinate the investigations of at least 11 fires that broke out there. investigators had determined some of them were caused by arson. and as they sift through debris and search for evidence, investigators have discovered video that shows the first few moments of one fire that turned into a deadly inferno. >> we have to leave. >> reporter: you are watching a rare and critical clue. cell phone video catching the first seconds of a fire. investigator...