Update for Family and Friends
For those who read my blog and know my family:
Tom and Zaneta left Westlake Village (mandatory evacuation) at 4 in the morning Friday and drove down to her aunt’s in Newport Beach, where they are still staying. That’s far enough away to be out of harm’s way.
Their house is just west of the little lake in Westlake center, and the fires were to the east and south of the lake, so it looks like their tiny bit of neighborhood is okay, if only by a mile or two.
Tom is confident his house and immediate neighbors are not burned, but certainly the area around the town and down to Malibu are a disaster. He won’t know until they get back in, and no one can say when that will be — the 101 freeway and many roads are still closed. What a disaster.
Even the non-affected people are all disrupted — he can’t get to work and of course schools are all closed too. But I am so, so thankful Tom and Z (and her parents too) are all safe and their homes are intact.
Tom and Zaneta left Westlake Village (mandatory evacuation) at 4 in the morning Friday and drove down to her aunt’s in Newport Beach, where they are still staying. That’s far enough away to be out of harm’s way.
Their house is just west of the little lake in Westlake center, and the fires were to the east and south of the lake, so it looks like their tiny bit of neighborhood is okay, if only by a mile or two.
Tom is confident his house and immediate neighbors are not burned, but certainly the area around the town and down to Malibu are a disaster. He won’t know until they get back in, and no one can say when that will be — the 101 freeway and many roads are still closed. What a disaster.
Even the non-affected people are all disrupted — he can’t get to work and of course schools are all closed too. But I am so, so thankful Tom and Z (and her parents too) are all safe and their homes are intact.
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