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California wildfire survivor shares story of narrowly saving his own house from Eaton Fire: 'A miracle'

A survivor of the devastating Eaton Fire that devastated the Altadena area of Los Angeles County recently spoke up about his experience fighting the inferno.

Justin Christie, a resident of Altadena, spoke with Fox News Digital on Saturday afternoon about his experience. As of Saturday evening, the Eaton Fire, which began on Tuesday, is only 15% contained.

Christie explained that his family has lived in the area since 1967, and had never seen anything as destructive as the Eaton Fire before.

"[I've seen] tons of fires on this hillside," Christie recalled. "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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"I really got frightened, and I started to think [about] what I needed to do to prepare for it."

Christie said that he was especially alarmed after seeing one of his palm trees catch on fire, which had never happened before. He quickly got all of his family members into his car and drove them away from the scene.

"I've never, in all the fires, never had one of our trees catch on fire," he said. "And that was the one that really said, okay…we're in big trouble."

Christie later drove by to check on the status of his house – when he realized no one was going to extinguish the fire on his palm tree, Christie decided to put matters into his own hands and fight the fire himself.

"I thought my house, many times, was going to go," he recalled. "From 8 in the evening to 12 o'clock noon. This house here, that burned next to me, was the last one that was to put me in danger."

"When that one finally calmed down…I had a little sense of relief."

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But Christie said that that sense of relief was short-lived before another neighbor of his suffered a fire in their garage. Though Christie's house was unscathed from that fire, the resident described the whole situation as "just shocking."

"It's heartbreaking. It's just enough to make you want to cry," Christie said. "So many people just lost everything."

"And I never, ever thought….we've been here for so long…I always thought we were just far enough out of the fire's reach."

When thinking back to the experience, Christie described the sounds and sights of the wildfires as "incredible."

"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.

"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."

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The Ashton Jeanty Bears Smoke Just Got Even Thicker

The draft is three weeks away now. GM Ryan Poles and head coach Ben Johnson have pieced together an off-season that is earning widespread praise across the league. The question is whether they can stick the landing with their 1st round pick in the draft. Current projections have the top three picks likely being a mix of Cam Ward, Travis Hunter, and Abdul Carter. After that, it gets tricky. People in Chicago want to know where running back Ashton Jeanty will end once the dust settles.

Widespread belief has been that the Las Vegas Raiders are the heavy favorites to take him at 6th overall, with New Orleans at #9 also being a possibility. It makes sense. Las Vegas’ best option right now is a 33-year-old Raheem Mostert. New Orleans knows Alvin Kamara turns 30 in July. Both teams need to think about the future at that position. Both have head coaches who like to run the ball. One thing is clear. A source told SM that those around the league believe one thing is certain.

“He likely won’t get passed Chicago if he falls that far.”

Ashton Jeanty is a strong probability for the Bears.

Whispers from Halas Hall indicate they love the Boise State star. It isn’t hard to see why. He nearly broke Barry Sanders’ single-season rushing record in 2024, nearly winning the Heisman in the process. The guy carried his team to the college football playoffs. He’s built like a brick house with power, speed, contact balance, and vision. There aren’t any truly glaring weaknesses in his game. He’s earned comparisons to the likes of LaDainian Tomlinson and Marshawn Lynch. The Bears haven’t had a back of that caliber since Matt Forte.

Try to imagine what this offense could look like with Ashton Jeanty, Rome Odunze, D.J. Moore, and Cole Kmet all as options for quarterback Caleb Williams. Throw all of it into Johnson’s offense, and you can understand why some people around the league aren’t wild about the idea. They are quietly hoping Jeanty goes somewhere else. One thing is certain. If he gets past the Raiders, the noise will get loud in a hurry. It would mark the first time in 20 years the Bears have taken a running back in the 1st round.

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