“The majority of the residents’ other than the original one were all damaged from fire brands that were in the air and landed on some items on the exterior of the residences,” Chief Beverlin explained. Two homes that were damaged just hours earlier were struck again with fire after the high winds reignited the flames, making that three homes destroyed and three homes damaged with one being outside of the park.Īs CAL FIRE Division Chief Mike Beverlin says, winds and fire in any situation are a dangerous combination. We don’t know if we have a house but I think my house is okay.”Īccording to CAL FIRE, a structure fire in Portola Palms broke out just before 1:30 in the afternoon, but what was only one fire, turned into multiple.Įarly Wednesday morning, CAL FIRE responded to a second blaze in the same park. “All the embers were coming up, burning the trees,” evacuee Joan Koravos explained. People who live in the community were scared and left wondering what was going on. Portola Palms Mobile Home Park was struck with destruction two separate times within 24 hours. It was a day no one wants to experience in their neighborhood.
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