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PARADISE, Calif. - For Earl Cummings, the psychological scars remain raw a year after California’s deadliest wildfire raced across a mountain ridge and destroyed the town of Paradise, killing 85 people.
The 47-year-old Cummings is trying to piece together his life, living in his trailer. He lost his girlfriend and his relationship with his son grew strained after the fire, he said. He is not alone. Also struggling to process the trauma are other survivors, many of whom fled in terror down narrow mountain exit routes that morning of Nov. 8, 2018.
“Some people called it the perfect storm,” Howell said. “So, anyway, I don’t think it will happen again and I am glad to be up here in Paradise back on the mountain.”Joseph Cline, 40, who lost his home and business in the fire a month after his father died, also figured he had “enough loss for a lifetime” and things were “going to move in a positive direction”, as he watched his daughter on a swing erected near his trailer.
“Rebuilding is one home at a time, and we’re talking about building thousands of homes and apartment complexes,” she said.
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