A survivor of the devastating Eaton Fire that ravaged the Altadena area of Los Angeles County recently shared his experience fighting the inferno.
Justin Christie, a resident of Altadena, spoke with Fox News Digital on Saturday afternoon about his harrowing encounter. As of Saturday evening, the Eaton Fire, which ignited on Tuesday, is only 15% contained.
Christie recounted that his family has resided in the area since 1967 and had never witnessed anything as destructive as the Eaton Fire before.
“[I’ve seen] tons of fires on this hillside,” Christie recollected. “When I saw this, when I came out in the street and I saw the flames up on the hillside, something just told me this was different.”
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The auditorium at Elliott Junior High is barely recognizable after being ravaged by wildfire in Altadena, Calif., on Friday. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
“The breaking glass, the explosions from gas lines, people’s propane tanks, cars catching on fire,” he vividly described. “It just sounded like several freight trains coming at you.”
Overall, Christie said that his house’s survival from the Eaton Fire was nothing short of a miracle.
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“It was some miracle that I got a hold of the fire…the wind died down at one opportune time,” he said. “And if it hadn’t….it would have caught this trellis I have next to me, it would have caught my house on fire and I would have been done. And there were several times when I wanted to leave, but I didn’t. I stayed.
“If I had left, the house would be gone. Totally gone.”
