One of the victims of the wildfires that broke out across the Los Angeles region was found deceased holding a hose, defending his home.
The fires have claimed the lives of at least five people, one of whom was defending his home from the blaze. Victor Shaw, 66 years old, was found near his home on the side of the road with a garden hose still in hand. According to KTLA5, he lived in the home with his younger sister Shari Shaw.
She evacuated the area and urged her brother to come with her, but he wanted to stay home and defend the home — which had been in their family for several decades — from the blaze.
“When I went back in and yelled out his name, he didn’t reply back, and I had to get out because the embers were so big and flying like a firestorm – I had to save myself,” his sister Shari Shaw told the outlet.
“And I looked behind me, and the house was starting to go up in flames, and I had to leave,” she continued.
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>One of the victims of the wildfires that broke out across the Los Angeles region was found deceased holding a hose, defending his home.
>The fires have claimed the lives of at least five people, one of whom was defending his home from the blaze. Victor Shaw, 66 years old, was found near his home on the side of the road with a garden hose still in hand. According to KTLA5, he lived in the home with his younger sister Shari Shaw.
>She evacuated the area and urged her brother to come with her, but he wanted to stay home and defend the home — which had been in their family for several decades — from the blaze.
>“When I went back in and yelled out his name, he didn’t reply back, and I had to get out because the embers were so big and flying like a firestorm – I had to save myself,” his sister Shari Shaw told the outlet.
>“And I looked behind me, and the house was starting to go up in flames, and I had to leave,” she continued.
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[Source](https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/01/09/eaton-fire-victim-dies-holding-hose-while-defending-his-home/)
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