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Mother's Day Turns Dangerous As Homes Evacuated In Daytona Beach
POSTED: 6:02 am EDT May 12,
2008
UPDATED: 11:41 am EDT May 12,
2008
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Firefighters in Daytona Beach were still trying to get a 400-500 acre brush fire under control Monday. There was still a mandatory evacuation Monday in an LPGA Boulevard subdivision where officials were concerned about the wind shifting towards the area.
TEAM COVERAGE: Brush Fires Rage In Brevard And Volusia
Dozens of firefighters were working the fire Monday, along with seven tractors, at least seven fire engines, three brush fire trucks, two strike teams, 4x4 vehicles and a helicopter dropping water from the air."I lost my mom less than a year ago. This is the first Mother's Day without her," said Sandra Adams, a resident who was evacuated.Sunday was already tough on Sandra Adams. Then fire moved towards her family's home in the Bayberry Colony subdivision as they tried to get through an emotional Mother's Day dinner.She and her husband quickly grabbed everything they knew they could never get back."My children and the memories of the people I'd lost, and that's what we took," Adams said of the things she grabbed as she was being evacuated from her home.When they got the all clear to go back home, they didn't expect to still see fire so close."I think what we unpacked, we're fixing to re-pack and just be on stand-by," said Dave Adams.A voluntary evacuation for 200 homes in the Bayberry subdivision (see map) ended around 10:00pm Sunday night, but fire officials said Monday morning that a new evacuation was possible and to be prepared. The Division of Forestry said the fire was not threatening the homes in the Bayberry Colony subdivision Monday morning, only trees, but homeowners worry they're not out of danger."I mean there are flames on both sides and it looks like it could be very dangerous to us," said John Strickland, a homeowner who was also evacuated.Monday morning, the flames had stayed away."I praise God because it's his mercy and his grace that's protected all of us here," Sandra Adams added.Monday morning, officials said the fire in the Daytona Beach area had burned around 500-600 acres. They said it was only 20-percent contained. The Division of Forestry said the mandatory evacuation on the LPGA subdivision was expected to continue Monday, but residents were being allowed to return home for necessary items, such as medication, with a police escort and then being forced to leave.Residents that do need to return to their homes for items should go to a checkpoint at Tomoka and LPGA Boulevard.
TEAM COVERAGE: Brush Fires Rage In Brevard And VolusiaDozens of firefighters were working the fire Monday, along with seven tractors, at least seven fire engines, three brush fire trucks, two strike teams, 4x4 vehicles and a helicopter dropping water from the air."I lost my mom less than a year ago. This is the first Mother's Day without her," said Sandra Adams, a resident who was evacuated.Sunday was already tough on Sandra Adams. Then fire moved towards her family's home in the Bayberry Colony subdivision as they tried to get through an emotional Mother's Day dinner.She and her husband quickly grabbed everything they knew they could never get back."My children and the memories of the people I'd lost, and that's what we took," Adams said of the things she grabbed as she was being evacuated from her home.When they got the all clear to go back home, they didn't expect to still see fire so close."I think what we unpacked, we're fixing to re-pack and just be on stand-by," said Dave Adams.A voluntary evacuation for 200 homes in the Bayberry subdivision (see map) ended around 10:00pm Sunday night, but fire officials said Monday morning that a new evacuation was possible and to be prepared. The Division of Forestry said the fire was not threatening the homes in the Bayberry Colony subdivision Monday morning, only trees, but homeowners worry they're not out of danger."I mean there are flames on both sides and it looks like it could be very dangerous to us," said John Strickland, a homeowner who was also evacuated.Monday morning, the flames had stayed away."I praise God because it's his mercy and his grace that's protected all of us here," Sandra Adams added.Monday morning, officials said the fire in the Daytona Beach area had burned around 500-600 acres. They said it was only 20-percent contained. The Division of Forestry said the mandatory evacuation on the LPGA subdivision was expected to continue Monday, but residents were being allowed to return home for necessary items, such as medication, with a police escort and then being forced to leave.Residents that do need to return to their homes for items should go to a checkpoint at Tomoka and LPGA Boulevard.
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