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‘We pretty much lost everything’: Devastated families return to wreckage of burned homes following Northern California wildfire that killed six and destroyed more than 1,000 houses and businesses
‘We pretty much lost everything’: Devastated families return to wreckage of burned homes following Northern California wildfire that killed six and destroyed more than 1,000 houses and businesses
A resident, in yellow, wishing not to be identified, is comforted after seeing her fire-ravaged home for the first time Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, in Redding, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
- Families in Northern California walked through their destroyed neighborhoods Thursday after the wildfires
- Firefighters were having some success keeping flames away from heavily populated areas, and officials allowed residents to return
- Chaplains and mental health experts also were being sent to neighborhoods to accompany those returning home
- The Redding fire has killed six people, including two firefighters, and destroyed 1,060 homes and nearly 500 other buildings
- Just a month into the budget year, California has already spent more than a quarter of its annual fire budget
Carol Smith and her family walked into their hillside neighborhood Thursday to find her home reduced to mangled metal and piles of bricks after a massive Northern California wildfire leveled more than 1,000 homes.
‘We pretty much lost everything,’ said Smith, 77, who has lived in Redding with her husband, 80, for 29 years.
The family, who wore masks and spotted a sign warning of hazardous materials, received hugs and pats on the back from disaster relief volunteers who met them.
Chaplains and mental health experts also were being sent to neighborhoods to accompany those returning home.
As the family stood on the sidewalk staring in disbelief at what’s left of their house, Smith said: ‘I’m waiting to probably break down any minute here… pretty overwhelming.’
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Carol Smith, left, gets a hug from her daughter Suzie Scatena, after seeing her fire-ravaged home for the first time Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, in Redding, California
Smith, left, is comforted by her daughter Suzie Scatena after Smith saw her wildfire-ravaged home for the first time Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, in Redding
Smith, far right in blue, her daughter Suzie Scatena, third from right, and husband Tim, third from left, tour their fire-ravaged neighborhood along with support crews Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, in Redding
Tim Smith, at right, gets a first look at his wildfire-ravaged home alongside his daughter, Suzie Scatena, center, and aid worker Deborah Coombs Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, in Redding
‘We’re kind of anxious to get in there. I see there’s a few statuaries in the backyard that maybe we can save.’
The blaze in the Redding area, 225 miles north of San Francisco, is the largest of 18 wildfires burning throughout California.
Firefighters were having some success keeping flames away from heavily populated areas, and officials began allowing some residents to return to their neighborhoods.
But tens of thousands of others were still under evacuation orders.
The fire has killed six people, including two firefighters, and destroyed 1,060 homes and nearly 500 other buildings, including businesses, barns and warehouses, officials said.
It has become the sixth most destructive wildfire in state history…..more here
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