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    People in this California town didn't have much. Then fire took it away

    by Maria L. La Ganga, Los Angeles Times Sep 23, 2020 6 minutes

    BERRY CREEK, Calif. - Berry Creek has been many things in its long history - a stagecoach stop, a lumber town, a vacation spot, a gold mining camp. It is home to retirees from crowded, expensive cities, marijuana growers and loners - lots of loners.

    Now, Berry Creek has a new and terrible distinction. When the North Complex West Zone fire swept through this wooded enclave about two weeks ago, it killed more people and destroyed more homes here than anywhere else in its destructive path.

    Fire Station 61 burned to the ground. Chief Reed Rankin, who heads the volunteer company, lost his home in the blaze. Only one of the seven current or former firefighters still has a house to go back to when evacuation orders are lifted.

    Berry Creek Elementary School is a tangle of charred metal and a single red door. The market is gone. The Guild Hall is a

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