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Off-Ramp for Jun 13, 2009
Queena Kim
The Ashes of Oakridge. Sylmar, California.
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In November, a windswept wildfire bore down on Sylmar, California. Within hours it had consumed 480 homes at Oakridge Mobile Home Park - the worst loss of homes in LA since the 1961 Bel Air fire. In "The Ashes of Oakridge," Queena Kim and Frank Stoltze take an in-depth look at the fire and its fallout.
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For many firefighters, the Oakridge fire was one of the worst in recent memory. Residents and firefighters recount the events of November 15, 2008, when a fire crested the hills above Sylmar and swept through Oakridge Mobile Home Park. And residents remember how the park was a throwback to life in the West, with friendly neighbors, wild animals in the streets, and mountain views.
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We take you on the a bus ride through the wreckage and tell you about the miracle home, which survived the blaze when everything around it burnt. Plus, mobile housing advocates and the Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger weigh-in on construction standards, and on the future of mobile home parks in fire-prone areas.
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Frank sifts through the debris of Oakridge. Fire officials and LAPD explain how they freed an immobile woman who was willing to die in the blaze. Residents share what drew them to the homes in the first place. And we try to understand how elderly residents react to starting over.
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