'I’m really numb,' said one woman whose family lost their home in Greenville, California, to the Dixie Fire.
as of 8 a.m. local time Tuesday, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire.No deaths have been reported, officials in Plumas County have said. Three firefighters have been injured, and nearly 900 buildings have been destroyed, according to Cal Fire.
Annika Peacock, who lives roughly 30 minutes away from Greenville in the town of Chester, evacuated last Monday amid fears that the Dixie Fire would quickly spread to her area. Peacock, a beekeeper, fears that her business is lost because the apiary is likely covered in flame retardant and thick smoke that could kill all her bees.In the town of Philo, more than 300 miles southwest of Greenville, Brandy Johnson and her partner are giving temporary shelter to Johnson’s parents, her brother, his wife and their three teenage children after the three-story home where they lived in Greenville burned to the ground.
She said her family is trying to rent a place near Greenville so that, after the fire clears up, they can return to town and begin rebuilding their lives. “They’re focusing on next steps. But as you can imagine, it’s really hard to feel a sense of place when you’re uprooted and in somebody else’s house,” Johnson said. “They are still smiling somehow.”Daniel Arkin is a reporter for NBC News who focuses on popular culture and the entertainment industry, particularly film and television.
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