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SAN DIEGO - A North Park baker is sorting through the ashes after a devastating fire claimed almost all the equipment for her business, along with scores of ‘priceless’ items.Several days later, Chrissy Tompkins is still figuring out how much she lost, after a fire Sunday afternoon consumed the storage garage attached to her rented home off Georgia Court.“I’m overwhelmed, extremely anxious … In the ashes, I just see a lot of memories and hard work,” said Tompkins.
Tompkins showed me a Christmas mouse, melted into a plastic box.From boxes of Christmas stuff to photos, all of it burned—the belongings of her mother, who passed away in February.That included two dozen VHS home videos.“It sucks, because I wanted to be able to see her alive in a way. It’s a memorial of her and myself when I was a kid. They are memories I don't get to see again,” said Tompkins.While those couldn't be salvaged, other items were barely touched.
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