Paradise lost along Pacific Coast Highway
LA TimesA spiral staircase is all that’s left of a home destroyed in the Palisades fire. “I never thought we’d have to evacuate, because we’re so far away from the mountains,” said Denise Weaver, who lives on a bluff overlooking dozens of burned houses on the Pacific Coast Highway. “It’s just nuts.” VIDEO | 01:35 Pacific Palisades residents deal with loss of homes, loss of paradise What amounted to a flaming hurricane erased all of the presumed safety advantages of fighting a fire in a well-equipped city. In this case, it literally bounced over the Santa Monica Mountains — Swain called it a “hydraulic jump” — and crashed down along the coast of western Los Angeles County, straight into Pacific Palisades. “I don’t think for any of us, really, it’s even hit home what we’ve lost,” he said, and then he paused, overcome by sudden sobs behind his mask and his goggles.
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