Amid smoke and ash, wildfire-scarred Paradise rebuilds

FILE - This Dec. 3, 2018, file photo shows homes leveled by the Camp Fire line Valley Ridge Drive in Paradise, Calif. The slow rebuilding of Paradise, the community nearly destroyed two years ago in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century, was interrupted this week by another killer wildfire. Paradise was spared and other foothill communities bore the brunt, but the flames that turned the sky crimson and sent panicked residents fleeing was a reminder of the dangers that come with rebuilding in a place where fires could come any year. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File) AP NEWS Top Stories Video Contact Us DOWNLOAD AP NEWS Connect with the definitive source for global and local news MORE FROM AP ap.org AP Insights AP Definitive Source AP Images Spotlight AP Explore AP Books FOLLOW AP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS About Contact Customer Support Careers Terms & Conditions Privacy All contents © copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
Sep 12, 2020 5:02 PMBy ADAM BEAMPARADISE, Calif. (AP) — When flames chased Chuck and Janie Dee down the mountain two years ago, they thought they'd never be back.Yet there they were on Sunday, parking a camper next to their dirt lot and the shell of whatFILE - This Dec. 3, 2018, file photo shows homes leveled by the Camp Fire line Valley Ridge Drive in Paradise, Calif. The slow rebuilding of Paradise, the community nearly destroyed two years ago in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century, was interrupted this week by another killer wildfire. Paradise was spared and other foothill communities bore the brunt, but the flames that turned the sky crimson and sent panicked residents fleeing was a reminde
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