For many wildfire victims, there’s no return even to the table.
It’s already been a month as a massive wildfire torched Southern California and nothing left for the family. For many people in Los Angeles’ Pallisard neighborhood, moving isn’t even on the table.
“It’s really calming down. You can just wake up in the morning, go out here, see Pallisard and connect with it,” said Casey Sobani, one of the many victims of the wildfire.
Sobani and his family lost their dream home a month ago on the fire in Pallisade.
Casey Sobhani brings the dog and sees the burned house for the first time. (Sunny Tsai/FoxBusiness)
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After a few weeks of searching, they finally found a new place to call their home for the following year and a half.
“We wanted 18 months to be generous and that would leave margins for errors. I’m becoming more and more worried,” Sobhani said.
Meanwhile, EPA crews have spent the past month cleaning up dangerous debris from burned properties.
EPA workers are removing dangerous debris from burning homes. (Sunny Tsai/FoxBusiness)
“Partially burnt paint cans, maybe not fully ventilated propane tanks, we pick up a lot of batteries, e-waste,” said scene coordinator Harry Allen on the EPA.
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Crews spend about 1-2 hours at each site before deciding whether it is safe at the next stage of cleanup.
“We want to take a closer look at all the facilities and make sure they are ready to work safely there,” Allen said.
While the cleanup continues, reality is hit hard by families.
Many families, like Sobani, are in the process of rebuilding and restoring what has burned out. (Sunny Tsai/FoxBusiness)
The Malibu man thankes the firefighters who saved his home from the LA wildfire: “We set fire through that door.”
“I really really liked my own thing. I give everything just to bring my room back. Even in just one room, I like to rebuild everything or recreate it. As long as it is, it’s hard to do it again,” said Aubrey Sobani of Casey Sobani, and her daughter, who has lost her home to a wildfire.
Many families, like Sobani, are slowing down the process of rebuilding and replenishing everything they have lost.
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