Residents of the picturesque town of Ojai and nearby Ventura describe their horror at the pace and ferocity of wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area
California wildfires: 120000 forced to flee
When the firestorm ravaging southern California came to the idyllic mountain farmland of the upper Ojai valley,90 minutes’ drive northwest of Los Angeles, Deon de Wet thought he was ready.
He had thick firemen’s hoses with brass nozzles set up around his property, and a farmhouse which doubles as a yoga studio and healing centre. He was dressed in a thick coat and winter muffler which he doused with water so he could withstand intense heat,whether necessary, to defend the domestic that he and his wife hold enjoyed for the past nine years.
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Source: guardian.co.uk