Fires, smoke disrupt Halloween fun for many California kids
Associated PressBERKELEY, Calif. — For tens of thousands of children in California, the biggest monsters this Halloween are wildfires that have thrown trick-or-treating into disarray. Many families who live in and around wine country north of San Francisco have no neighborhood to bring their kids to collect candy because they’re coming home to destruction, are still under evacuation orders or facing lingering power outages meant to prevent electrical equipment from starting fires in windy weather. “I just want to make sure there’s a way to make it happen.” Moren’s older son goes to a school with an annual Halloween parade. “We’re going to try to keep the Halloween spirit alive and keep the kids happy and the fire out of their minds,” Antimo said. “We’re so fortunate to be able to be at a hotel and to be able to purchase a costume,” said Metzger-Carter, whose family planned to stay one more night at the San Francisco hotel though evacuation orders were lifted.
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