Laguna Niguel residents return to ruins: '30 years worth of memories' up in flames
house with sweeping views of the Saddleback Mountains had been completely engulfed by flames a day earlier. The frame was still standing, but the charred rubble inside signaled that everything had been lost.
Firefighters had grabbed the picture from its place in their living room and an Apple computer before the fire consumed their home. She had been out running errands Wednesday afternoon and couldn’t get back before the fire tore through.Photos: Laguna Niguel residents return to ruins: ‘30 years’ worth of memories’ consumed by fire
Smoke hung in the air and ash rained down as firefighters sprayed her neighbors’ homes. Fire engines lined the streets as residents returned to the gated Coronado Pointe community, many wondering if their homes had been spared and questioning how the fire had overtaken the neighborhood so quickly. A Porsche that had been left in the driveway outside one home was burned so badly it was nearly unrecognizable.
As the flames approached Wednesday, she fled the house, grabbing some jewelry, documents and the five family photos that lined their fireplace mantle. She regrets not grabbing her wedding album, but there just wasn’t time, she said. Authorities were yelling for them to evacuate. Embers rained down and burned her sweater as she left.
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