By:Shannon Strack
In the last week of October, one of the most terrifying disasters in the history of San Diego had begun. The towering flames wiped out many homes and some very beautiful, very old country side. Many San Diego residents were glued to the television for days watching firefighters attempt to fight the monster, and the tragedy that befell others in their community. There were four original fires in all, and the deadliest of them all was the Cedar Fire. There were 2,500 homes burned and the Cedar Fire took out half of them on its own.
Some people lost everything. The people who live in Crest got no warning and had to abandon their homes when the saw the fire coming. They didn’t have time to grab anything. Some Crest residents were throwing rocks at fire trucks because they felt it was the firefighters fault that they had no warning to evacuate. President Bush went to visit the people of Crest, to see the disaster that struck their city.
Crest was not the only city to get completely wiped out. Cuyamaca was burned to the ground as well. And a lot of million dollar homes in Scripps Ranch are also gone. There were also some lives lost. A firefighter who came down to help from Novato CA was surrounded by flames and burned to death. His fellow firefighter that was with him survived, but was severely wounded.
The international news channel said that San Diego was like “hell”. That the entire county was literally going up in flames. They took it a bit to far, but we lost a lot. This holiday season is going to be gloomy for some. Everyone should do everything they can to help the fire victims. Now, most of San Diego is a black mess. It will take years for the beautiful parts of San Diego to be as beautiful as they once were.
