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LA Fire Chief saves two homes from surrounding blaze with milk and beers he finds in fridge when faced with melting gas meter and dry fire hose
Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy told 60 Minutes and ABC affiliate KABC that while he was checking in on his brother’s neighborhood, he saw that the gas meter on one of the homes was about to ignite. Although he was able to find a hose, there was no water at the time, according to KABC, so he had to make a forced entry into the home.
“I thought I’ll check the refrigerator and all that was in there was some milk and a couple beers,” Fennessy told the outlet. “Went back out and kind of ran back there and cooled it off and pulled it back a little bit,” he added. “It wasn’t completely out, so I wasn’t sure if it was going to rekindle, but it was all I could do.”
In the aftermath, he said that only two homes in the neighborhood survived the blaze, including his brother’s. “I think this is our new reality,” Fennessy said, according to KABC. “This house-to-house, these urban conflagrations, we’re going start seeing them more and more.” As of Friday, Jan. 17, the Eaton Fire, which is currently 65% contained, has left 16 people dead and burned over 14,000 acres, CAL Fire reported.
