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There was, at first, not even a whisper of fire. Aurielle Hall had heard about the blaze that had broken out in the coastal neighborhood of Pacific Palisades that morning. But she was in Altadena, a hillside community 40 miles away and outside the eastern edge of Los Angeles. It was Tuesday evening, and Ms. […]
Nicole Montanez called four hotels on Tuesday before finding a room where she could safely evacuate with her son and her 4-year-old Havanese, Diego. The dog coughed throughout the 75-minute car ride from Pacific Palisades to Marina del Rey, where the family was taking shelter from the wildfires searing through Los Angeles. “I’ve got to […]