We survived the Paradise fire. For Lahaina survivors, escape from hell will mark them forever
LA TimesMy wife and I will soon observe the fifth anniversary of the Camp fire that wiped out the town of Paradise in the foothills of Northern California, taking our home and everything we had except for the car we were in and the very few things we gathered as the fire drew nearer. Opinion Op-Ed: The Camp fire wiped out everything we had and nearly everything we’re familiar with I am writing this just days after the Camp fire wiped out everything we had and nearly everything we were familiar with. We also knew we weren’t the first to be stricken by such an “unnatural” natural disaster, knew that what was befalling us was bound to be repeated with increasing frequency as the years unfolded, the temperatures increased, the world’s leaders dithered, and the places to take refuge became ever more scarce. Back when London was burning during the blitz in World War II, Prime Minister Winston Churchill was quoted as saying, “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” For us, the drive out of Paradise was hell, but we kept going, the smoke eventually cleared, life resumed, losses grudgingly accepted, and challenges we had never fully imagined were faced.
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