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BigmanPigman

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1. 26,000 people lived there.

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Sat Nov 17, 2018, 06:24 PM

Nov 2018

The median age is 47. A lot of seniors lived there and had to crawl out on their hands and knees. They couldn't drive out and have no cell phones, etc to contact anyone. The number of dead will only increase a lot, the local news is reporting.

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Within story at link, (not a headline) 71 Dead, 1000 missing from fire... [View all] Stuart G Nov 2018 OP

26,000 people lived there. BigmanPigman Nov 2018 #1

It is a catastrophe that seems to have no end. Stuart G Nov 2018 #2

Let's look to state too, and county a bit, but county's Hortensis Nov 2018 #6

It's going to shock everyone. This is not good. onecaliberal Nov 2018 #3

Yes, much worse..I hope not, but they are still looking for victims and survivors. Stuart G Nov 2018 #4

I have a great friend who teaches at an elementary school in Paradise, she told us onecaliberal Nov 2018 #5