Crews saved hundreds of homes in epic battle against wind and fire. But two families returned to rubble
by Melissa Etehad and Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times
Dec 18, 2017
3 minutes
MONTECITO, Calif. - Every morning and every night during her family vacation in snowy Colorado, Sonia Behrman pulled up the live security footage of her Montecito home.
Sometimes she'd see a handful of firefighters, with hoses, moving about. Other times, a firetruck parked in the driveway. In every stream for seven days, her home was still standing.
But on Saturday morning, the feed on her cellphone screen cut out.
Either their internet went out, her husband said, or their house burned down.
The Behrmans learned Sunday morning that it was the
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