Residents in Pacific Beach woke up on Christmas morning to a huge fire outside their doors. More than 110 firefighters and dozens of residents stayed up all night anxiously watching the flames.
SAN DIEGO — The sound of ambulances and the bright light of a major fire woke up everyone along Hornblend Street at 1 a.m. on Christmas day.
Charette's church is across the street from where the fire started. He was sleeping in his van when it happened. Charette has acted as a night patrol at the church for the last 17 years, but he felt helpless against the flames.The fire started inside a construction site for an apartment complex. Charette says the heat was so strong that it cracked the church’s windows and melted part of the door to their preschool. It also melted the doors of cars parked nearby. Some of the owners were out of town for the holiday and will return home to this.
The flames were close to multiple power lines. SDG&E had to turn off electricity at nearby homes for up to 12 hours.
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