Pacific Palisades, United States, Jan 15, 2025 (AFP) - 'Stubborn' janitor camps out amid rubble of Los Angeles fires

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2025-01-15

Among the charred ruins of Pacific Palisades, Jeff Ridgway walks his dog Abby as if nothing has happened. Unlike the tens of thousands of people driven out by the wildfires, this janitor refused to evacuate. He has been holed up in his home in this upscale Los Angeles neighborhood for a week now, after defending the building with garden hoses and buckets of water. "It was just a war," the 67-year-old Californian told AFP, pointing to a blackened......

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