Patty Burns, a 93-year-old with a sparkling memory, has lived in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles for more than 60 years. She always kept a black suitcase filled with important documents at the ready, in case of a fire.
On Tuesday, she needed it.
Her daughter, who lives just up the road, arrived at her doorstep that morning to usher her out of the house. Flames, propelled by heavy winds, were already raging across the Santa Monica mountains in what would become the most damaging fire in LA history.
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