A group of mountain bikers encountered terrifying flames from a destructive wildfire as the dangerous blaze swept across communities in Orange County.

Video footage from a group biking in the area of the Norte Fire showed a towering fireball approaching a hill along the Las Ramblas trail in San Juan Capistrano.

One cyclist is seen in the distance at the crest of the hill as flames and billowing black suddenly appear.

“Today, God was with us!!!! The fire spread so quickly!!!! My friend was able to catch a glimpse of our crossing, before her meta glasses turned off. Both exits were just as bad. The heat on our faces was terrifying. Fires spreading fast, making it difficult to breathe and see. Thankful we made it out,” the mountain bikers wrote on Instagram.

Former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt, a wildfire survivor, commented on the family’s predicament.

“It’s not the worst place to be in a wildfire… But it’s definitely not the best,” he wrote on X.

The Norte Fire broke out around 11:30 a.m. Friday in the San Clemente area, growing to 465 acres in about three hours, according to the Orange County Fire Authority and Cal Fire.

The OCFA confirmed six homes had been damaged or destroyed in the blaze.