“In 10 minutes, the entire vista was blazing,” Olson, 70, told The Times. “It was just a mountain of flame.” This chilling observation captures the immediate ferocity of the Eaton fire.
Olson and neighbors, while evacuated, grappled with the shocking survival of their homes amidst devastation. “An act of God? Good karma?” he pondered, revealing a deep existential reflection.
Despite being surrounded by ash and rubble, some residents returned, bewildered why their homes survived when so many nearby were lost, questioning the randomness of disaster.
The armed troops guarding the evacuation zone emphasized the chaos following the fire, as residents struggled for basic supplies amid the threats posed by the disaster.
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