The city is empty
save for the fire fighters.
Lines of vehicles
………….. ………wind past
………………………. ………wind through
………………………..wind by
devouring walls of flame
fanned by wind;
neighbourhoods empty
except for the crackle
of destruction.
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Shawn L. Bird 
Sadness at the destruction, mixed with gratitude at the base that has been saved for recovery.
And prayers for the thousands of people who are now displaced…
Definitely. Though it has been encouraging that the evacuation numbers are primarily displaced persons, not casualties. Losing family members is so much worse, as the fire fighter’s daughter’s family said in one of the stories.
Yes. There have been no casualties from the fire itself, though there was one fatal car accident during evacuation.