Edgar Rodriguez Lopez was carried out by neighbors, as a fire fueled by Santa Ana winds destroyed his Fontana home.
Relentless Santa Ana winds carried the flames of what seems to have started as a small fire on the grassy area next to the 10 Freeway in Fontana, first to a pallet yard adjacent to the freeway, then to houses a block away."It’s all gone," said a weary Edgar Rodriguez Lopez, as he looked around the charred remains of the home he had lived in for 10 years. "But I am lucky" he quickly added in Spanish.
Relentless Santa Ana winds carried the flames of what seems to have started as a small fire on the grassy area next to the 10 Freeway in Fontana, first to a pallet yard adjacent to the freeway, then to houses a block away. Strong Santa Ana winds return to SoCal forecast Even some trucks driving on the 10 past the fire wer burning, said San Bernardino County fire officials responding to the blaze.
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