{"id":124145,"date":"2024-11-10T07:46:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T00:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124145"},"modified":"2024-11-10T07:46:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T00:46:54","slug":"devastating-california-fire-victims-return-to-sift-through-rubble-of-homes-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124145","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Devastating\u2019: California fire victims return to sift through rubble of homes | California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">As firefighting crews continued to battle the Mountain fire on Saturday, some residents were allowed to return to areas destroyed by the blaze to sift through the destruction to their homes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">As of 7am Pacific time on Saturday, the fire had been 17% contained, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fire.ca.gov\/incidents\/2024\/11\/6\/mountain-fire\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">according to<\/a> Cal Fire, the state\u2019s wildfire-fighting agency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">As of Friday, 10 people had been injured from the fires, according to the Ventura county sheriff, James Fryhoff, the Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/california-mountain-fire-winds-los-angeles-e89f8cad94f132c9700180025e5b05fe\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"642ad04d-11a9-4244-b9f1-25d30cd77a33\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1fujct4\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">A firefighter hoses down hotspots at a home destroyed by the Mountain fire on Friday in Camarillo, California.<\/span> Photograph: Mario Tama\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Most of the injuries were from smoke inhalation, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">In a situation update on Saturday, Cal Fire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fire.ca.gov\/incidents\/2024\/11\/6\/mountain-fire\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">said<\/a>: \u201cWeather conditions last night remained favorable with temperatures in the upper 40s to lower 50s with a light offshore flow that stayed around 10mph. Decreasing winds continue to assist crews with their aggressive fire attack. Terrain in some areas continue to be a challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">They agency added: \u201cThreats remain to critical infrastructure, highways and communities, while active fire continues to burn within islands of unburned fuel.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"2a464007-c03b-4392-a879-a1b09fe17870\" data-spacefinder-role=\"showcase\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-5h0uf4\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1pvqcrw\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">A firefighter works to contain the wildfire in Ventura county, California, on Thursday.<\/span> Photograph: Xinhua\/Rex\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">But before fleeing a wildfire comes a decision: what to save. It often comes down to \u201cthe smallest things\u201d, Dawn Deleon told ABC7 news. The Mountain fire destroyed her house in Ventura county, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/california\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">California<\/a>, this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Cats, dogs and horses. Family photos and SD cards and mementos. A single bag of clothes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">It\u2019s a choice becoming ever more common as the human-caused climate crisis adds fuel to the destructive wrath of wildfires around the world, especially in already fire-prone landscapes like southern California, with its strong Santa Ana winds that rustle flame-adapted vegetation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"6f975e36-09e8-4d53-b065-8a837ea5b30a\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1fujct4\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Alicia Jones and her brother Louie Gonzalez search through the rubble of their mother\u2019s home on Friday in Camarillo, California.<\/span> Photograph: Mario Tama\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The power of fire is evident. Palm trees turn to silhouettes against a raging orange wall. Firefighters push a vintage car through a haze of smoke. A woman clutches a scarf to her masked face as she leads her horse away from a burning hillside. Towering blazes strip homes to their foundations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cIt\u2019s never a question of \u2018if\u2019 but rather \u2018when\u2019 and \u2018how big\u2019 when it comes to wildfires in southern California,\u201d said Alex Hall, director of UCLA\u2019s Center for Climate Science. He called the impact on lives, livelihoods and ecosystems \u201ctruly devastating\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The flames forgive little. Lucky residents escape with their lives and the few things that matter most. The unlucky lose the irreplaceable.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"39be28a2-29a6-4a9b-a9ea-6bf263f178b1\" data-spacefinder-role=\"showcase\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-5h0uf4\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1pvqcrw\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Jim Hill and his wife embrace as firefighters visit the site of their home after it was destroyed in the Mountain fire, in Camarillo, California, on Friday.<\/span> Photograph: Caroline Brehman\/EPA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Often, residents must return to sift through ash and rubble. Every now and then comes a surprising remnant \u2013 like a teapot with the word \u201cblessed\u201d in soot-covered cursive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">With thousands of residents forced to evacuate, some have also struggled to evacuate their horses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/local-news\/video-shows-horse-trainers-harrowing-escape-from-the-mountain-fire\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Speaking to<\/a> KTLA, equestrian trainer Robyn Fisher said that she started driving towards an equestrian facility to help evacuate stranded horses in Somis, a community in Ventura county that has been among the hardest hit by the fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Upon arriving at the facility, Fisher and her assistant found it already ablaze.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cWe got there and loaded the horses as fast as we could,\u201d Fisher told the outlet, adding: \u201cYou couldn\u2019t see anything \u2026 There was fire all around us. You could feel the truck completely heat up.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"ef7c65c8-174a-4322-ae9e-58ef2dc00141\" data-spacefinder-role=\"showcase\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-5h0uf4\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1pvqcrw\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Horses roam as the Mountain fire burns behind them in Moorpark, California, on Thursday.<\/span> Photograph: Allison Dinner\/EPA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"93e5e9ba-0831-4405-a986-e0221d280f34\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1fujct4\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Robin Wallace rescues fish from a pond at her family\u2019s home after it was destroyed by the Mountain fire, on Thursday in Camarillo, California.<\/span> Photograph: Patrick T Fallon\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">After unloading the first group of horses to safety, Fisher drove back to help other horse owners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Recalling the scene to KTLA, Fisher said she saw some animals tied to trees while others walked alongside their owners on the side of the road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cI stopped and said: \u2018Do you guys need help?\u2019 And they said: \u2018Please, we don\u2019t know what to do,\u2019\u201d she told the outlet.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"7cf68dae-705c-40e4-aad1-0f30784a14f9\" data-spacefinder-role=\"showcase\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-5h0uf4\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1pvqcrw\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">A resident visits the site of her home after it was destroyed in the Mountain fire, in Camarillo, California, on Thursday.<\/span> Photograph: Caroline Brehman\/EPA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Speaking to the Associated Press, resident Kelly Barton said that her parents\u2019 20-year-old retirement home in Camarillo completely burned down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cThis was their forever retirement home,\u201d Barton told the outlet, adding: \u201cNow in their 70s, they have to start over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">One of her father\u2019s vintage cars \u2013 a Chevy Nova he had owned since he was 18 years old \u2013 was burned to \u201ctoast\u201d, Barton said, the Associated Press reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Firefighters recovered two safes and Barton\u2019s parents\u2019 collection of vintage door knockers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/09\/california-mountain-fire-destroyed-homes\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As firefighting crews continued to battle the Mountain fire on Saturday, some residents were allowed to return to areas destroyed by the blaze to sift through the destruction to their &hellip; 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