"I'm on the ninth floor. I'm not about to wait for a fire to start to see how I can get out of the building. I feel safer on the streets. I don't want to burn alive."
"She saved me for tonight, probably for the rest of my life," Edgar said, referring to the intervention of Jessenia Garcia, who helped her find refuge.
"People already battling homelessness have had their lives uprooted during what are shaping up to be the most destructive wildfires in L.A. history, facing displacement and potential health issues from the wildfire smoke."
"What's really disturbing is that we've noticed our marginalized communities are getting further marginalized in this process," said Soma Snakeoil, highlighting the inequality in treatment amid the crisis.
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