LA Fire Victims Include Man Holding A Garden Hose And Father At His Son's Bedside
Huff PostLOADING ERROR LOADING LOS ANGELES — At least 10 people were killed and thousands of structures were burned as fierce wildfires raged in the Los Angeles area. Anadolu via Getty Images She said authorities told the family Mitchell was found by the side of his son’s bed in Altadena. “Then he said, ‘I’ve got to go — the fire’s in the yard,’” she recalled Thursday. Victor Shaw Victor Shaw stayed behind to try to fight the Eaton Fire and was found holding a garden hose in his hand after the blaze swept through his neighborhood. Said Tanner, “It looks like he was trying to save the home that his parents had for almost 55 years.” Rodney Nickerson Rodney Nickerson, an 82-year-old Altadena resident, died in his bed after staying behind because he felt that he would be OK waiting it out at home, said his daughter, Kimiko Nickerson.
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