According to fire officials, Firefighters will need at least until midweek to get control of wildfires that have destroyed more than 700 homes in Southern California.
High winds have fanned blazes from Santa Barbara to Anaheim since Thursday, scorching an estimated 35,000 acres of land. The largest of three fires, the Freeway Complex fire, had set ablaze nearly 24,000 acres in Orange, Los Angeles and Riverside counties.
Most of the damage was in Orange County, in the Los Angeles suburbs of Anaheim and Yorba Linda, where more than 100 homes were destroyed.
A friend of mine (Chad) through hockey comes from Yorba Linda and I got word from him yesterday that his parent's home was one of those destroyed by the fire. I certainly send my thoughts and prayers to his family and hope they can recover as quickly as possible.
Here is a photo showing before and after the fire swept through their neighbourhood. I can't imagine how sick they must feel but I'm sure they're all happy to be alive and able to rebuild.
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