A man who grew up in Pacoima is detailing how he rushed to evacuate his home in Lahaina when a wildfire hit the Hawaiian island of Maui last week.
Jerry Eisenberg's wife, Angela, said they should immediately leave when they realized the wildfire was bearing down on their family home near the Lahaina oceanfront.The couple and their 11-year-old grandson jumped in their car and headed out of town. A friend gave them shelter for the night and they watched the historic town go up in flames from a safe distance.
Eisenberg described the fuel dock blowing up and said most of the boats at the harbor either sank or were decimated."My boys were born there. My grandson has been with us for eight years there," he said.
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