Firefighters responding to the Sandy fire in Simi Valley sifted through rubble and recovered a wedding ring for its owner, a small act of recovery amid a blaze that burned 2,141 acres and was 40% contained as of Friday morning.
A wildfire can erase a home in minutes, but for one family in Simi Valley, it still found a way to give something back.
Firefighters from the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the Sandy fire. which ignited Monday and raced through dry brush in the area. In a news release. the department said an Engine 85 crew was on the property after the destruction. sifting through rubble and recovering a wedding ring along with other precious belongings. A video shared on social media shows the firefighters returning the ring to its owner.
The Sandy fire is one of multiple fires burning across Southern California during an offshore wind event. Police have said the fire may have been started by someone driving a tractor on their property who hit a rock and generated a spark.
By Friday morning, the blaze had burned 2,141 acres and was 40% contained. Officials said the department was among many agencies that assisted in responding to the fire.
The ring’s recovery arrived against a bigger backdrop: four fires of 1,000 acres or more were burning in Southern California at the time. Experts say what looks unusual for May may be changing as climate change shifts the timeline for the start of peak fire season.
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