Hall Jr. didn’t just talk about the fires. He lived through them, having to flee his home and heartbreakingly losing 10 of his Olympic medals in the chaos. Reflecting on the catastrophic scene, he told the Sydney Morning that it was “worse than any apocalypse movie you’ve ever seen and 1000 times worse.” With all this destruction, the $6.8 billion they’ve poured into the LA Olympics is now hanging by a thread. This has made everyone question if the city can still pull off its big plans.