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I think it's the fire truck. Baby, I told you that it was bad. Hurry up. We got to go.
The Royalty Family faces a dangerous wildfire near their home, dealing with evacuation warnings and community lockdowns.
Key Takeaways
- Wildfires can escalate quickly, requiring immediate evacuation and community lockdowns.
- Communication and coordination within families are critical during emergencies.
- Firefighters and emergency responders play a vital role in protecting communities.
- Evacuation orders can separate family members, adding to the stress of the situation.
- Preparedness and staying informed through alerts are essential for safety.
Summary
- A wildfire called the Sandy Fire is dangerously close to The Royalty Family's home, causing heavy smoke and falling ashes.
- The family receives evacuation warnings and community gates are closed, preventing their son Farron from returning home.
- They prepare to evacuate but hope to wait for Farron to arrive so the family can leave together.
- Firefighters and helicopters are actively fighting the fire, with over 880 firefighters involved.
- The family experiences anxiety and uncertainty about the safety of their home and community.
- They document the worsening fire conditions, including orange skies, thick smoke, and heavy ash fallout.
- The community is under strict evacuation orders enforced by sheriffs with sirens and gate closures.
- The family packs their belongings and plans a safe meeting spot down the hill in case of evacuation.
- One family member climbs a nearby mountain to get a better view of the fire's progression.
- Eventually, Farron manages to return home under strict conditions, and the family prepares to evacuate together.
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You guys, there's a fire literally right next to our house. Yeah, it's right there. There is so much smoke around.
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Let me show you guys. Look how orange it looks right now. The fire is coming from this side.
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Oh my God. And there are so many ashes falling down right now from the sky.
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About 10 minutes ago, we got a warning that we might have to evacuate. Flames burned intensely Tuesday night as winds shifted hour by hour. We need to pray.
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This is too close to our house. Oh my gosh, you guys. Look, it's getting worse. I don't know if you guys can see it through my camera, but the smoke is coming closer and closer to us. This is
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the blue sky and how it's supposed to look. And look right behind me. As you guys can tell, it's super cloudy and it's even orange.
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I'm so nervous, babe. What are we going to do? I was hoping we wouldn't have to evacuate our house soon, but it seemed like we might have to because the fires were getting closer to the house. If we
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get a mandatory evacuation alert, we still have to wait for Farron because our son Farron is not home from school yet.
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Our two little other kids are home. Oh, I can't believe this is happening again.
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You guys, I don't know if you guys remember, but about a year ago, there was a fire next to our house. It didn't get all the way to our house, but it got close.
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No, let me tell you something. This one is way closer. And shortly after, we got some bad news.
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Okay, babe. Relax. You hear me? Relax. Relax. Relax. Relax. Okay. Thank you. Who was that?
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Okay, so they closed the gates of the community. All right. So, Farron cannot come up. They're not letting anyone come besides the fire department and ambulance.
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All right, you guys. That's bad news. Farron's at school right now. Someone wants to go pick him up and bring him back home. And it seems like it's going to be hard for him to get back. And if they
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won't let our oldest son come back home, then we might have to evacuate without him.
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I'm so nervous, babe. We literally have three kids. What are we going to do?
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All right. In case Farron cannot come back in the community and we have to evacuate, we'll get our stuff ready.
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We'll get the kids ready and we'll meet somewhere else down the hill.
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All right, let's do it. It's times like these where we have to stay strong.
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Wait, do you hear that? Yeah, the firefighters are coming. Firefighters. Wait, that means the fire might be getting close.
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Oh my goodness. You can see more ashes right now. You can hear the firefighters coming in the community.
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It's even starting to cover the car. Oh yeah, right here. Come, come. This is a better visual to see how much ashes are coming down. And more ashes were falling from the sky, meaning that the fires were getting closer to our
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home. Eight hundred eighty firefighters have now arrived tasked with protecting homes and keeping the fire from spreading.
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Baby, come. I hear helicopters that way. Can you hear them? Yeah, I hear the helicopters. They're probably coming by to drop water.
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Yeah, hopefully. All right, call Farron. We're going to check up on our son Farron. He's supposed to be on the way home.
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Oh my God, he's not picking up. What are we going to do? He needs to come to the house. Yo, you guys hear that? The sirens. Those are the sirens. All right, we got to evacuate ASAP.
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They're literally outside. The sheriffs have arrived and I think they're making everyone evacuate. Baby, I told you that it was bad.
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All right, we got to go. Gucci, come on. Come on. Get your stuff, Gucci. We got to go. We got to go. Go inside, Bubba.
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Go inside. The sheriffs are in the community. They got their sirens on and they're telling all of us that we got to leave now. The only problem is Farron has not arrived home yet. They haven't let him in the community yet. Because God’s
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Okay, Bubba. It's okay, Bubba. Stay right here. Stay right here. We're going to take good care of you, okay? We're going to bring you with us.
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Yo, this is crazy. Do y'all see the fires? Oh my goodness. Seven hundred plus acres. It's called the Sandy Fire, you guys.
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This is a big fire. I really hope everyone there is safe. Is it going to be gone? They're going to be... Yeah, the fire is going to go away, you guys. Okay.
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Yeah. Everything's going to be okay. No, no, Bubba. It's okay. Firefighters are working right now. They're going to put out the fire. Bubba, no.
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It's okay, guys. Milan, fires happen and that's why we have firefighters. Yes, they're fighting for us right now.
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Remember, they're strong and they're brave and this is how they help us. Yeah, they're putting out the fire.
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Look, they're literally putting out the fires right now as we speak, as you guys can see. Oh my God, this is spreading quick.
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It's so big. It's spreading out so quick. You guys, everyone at home is nervous.
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I'm just waiting for our son Farron to get back home safely so we could all evacuate together. And then we got the evacuation order. As you guys can see, it says evacuation ordered.
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Babe, is that your phone? Yes, we're getting an alert. You guys, I just got a warning from the community. It says Ventura County fire trucks are now officially in our community and they're staging. They're going to be sharing with us all updates.
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Okay. So, I'm going to go shower them and get them ready. Okay, Bubba. No, don't cry anymore.
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The two kids, we're going to go get ready to evacuate. But we're still waiting for our oldest son to make it back home so we can evacuate together.
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Babe, I think I'm going to go up the hill that's next to us so I can get a better view of the fire and see if it's coming closer and closer to us.
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Babe, are you sure? Do you think that that's safe? I'll be back quick. Just stay here yet.
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Okay, just start packing. Start packing. Just start packing and stay with the kids. You guys, I think I see it getting closer to us. Ah, you guys, I'm about to hop in the car. I'm going to go to the
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highest mountain in our community, and I'm going to see how bad this fire is.
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Look, you guys look crazy. This is all ashes right there. Hopefully, the fire doesn't get worse. Oh my gosh, it is so gloomy up in the skies, you guys. I'm heading to the highest mountain. It's literally like two blocks away from us.
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And then I'm going to get out the car and we're going to see how bad this fire is.
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Be safe. Look at this guy. He's getting his hose. Is everything okay? I'm a fireman.
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You're a fireman? You're getting the hose ready? Ready. All right. You got this, man. Thank you for your service. I appreciate it.
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Careful. Thank you. I just pulled up to the mountain. Let's check this out, you guys. I just got to the top of the mountain and it's so hazy. I'm honestly never seen it like this before. I'm just trying to figure
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out which way the fire is coming from. And 15 minutes later, our son Farron called us back.
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It's Farron. It's Farron. Pick up. Pick up. Pick up. Farron. Hello, Mom. Hi. Hi. Where are you?
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I'm coming right now. I'm coming home. I don't know if they're going to let me in. I don't know.
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Oh my God. I don't know. I don't know if they're going to let you in. We have a warning of evacuation and I think that we need to leave right now.
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All of my friends already evacuated. I don't know what to do. Wait, your friends left already?
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Yes. Hon, we'll evacuate together. Just come back home. Yeah, we're going to start packing.
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All right. I don't know if they're going to let me in, but I'm going to come. I'm coming back right now.
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Okay, we're going to start packing right now. Okay. Okay. Hopefully, they let Farron back inside the community so we can all evacuate together.
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Let's just start packing right now. Babe, let's go. You guys, Farron just arrived. Farron, you okay?
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Bro, they barely let us in. Like, they said they only let us in because we were residents and we have to go up, grab our stuff, and leave.
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Wait, they told you that? Yeah, they told me to tell you guys that we have to evacuate. All of my friends, they're gone. L
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Like, we actually have to go. I got to go pack my things. Okay. I've been telling you that we need to evacuate.
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Okay. Well, now that he's here, let's all let's all get ready and go, but where where are we going to go?
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I have no idea. Where are we going? I don't know. For real. You got to pack quick. All right.
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All right. I will. I will. Bro, do you think we're going to be all right?
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We got to be good, man. We're going to be good. Go. Go. During these difficult times, I was just trying to keep everyone's SPIRITS UP.
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EVERYONE PACK. YOU HELP ME GRAB MY BAG. THAT ONE RIGHT THERE. YO, lights are off. Lights are off, babe.
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THERE'S NO POWER. THERE'S NO POWER. THERE'S NO POWER. OH, we got to get the bag, you guys.
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Water right here. There's no power. All right, grab the bag. Grab the bag. All right, that's one bag. Grab the bag.
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Hold on. Careful. Careful. All right, we got the luggages. Let's go pass. I got to go pack. I got to go pack. I got to go pack. How many days are we going to be gone for?
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I don't know. I'm not sure how long this is going to be for. All right, let's pack all your stuff.
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Look outside. You can barely see. You guys, look at this. It's hard to tell from my camera, but look at this.
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That is all smoke around us. You know what to bring, right? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I'm going to just bring a couple shirts. Bro, do you remember this happened to us last year and it was really scary. I mean, what if
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it's even worse now? Just think positive, right? All right. Everything's going to be okay as long as we stick together as a family. All right.
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All right. All right. All right. Let's go. We're going to be all right. All right.
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I could tell that was starting to get more worried about the fires. Bro, we have to take all of the cars out.
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We're not going to take all the cars. Bro, what are you talking about? Yes, we are.
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Bro, the most important thing is not the cars. It's our safety. That's it. We're all Come on. We have to bring all of the cars.
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We're going to take one car as a family and everything else stays behind. The Sandy Fire has now grown to a 1,698 acres so far.
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Come on. We got to go. Let's pack. Let's pack. Let's pack. Let's go, guys. All your stuff in the luggage. A you guys, we got to pack for the kids.
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Are we going to hotel for one day? I don't know where we're going yet.
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Okay. We just got to pack right now. Okay. Why, Daddy? Because Let's go. We got to go quick quick quick quick quick. All right, you guys. I'm going to start packing. This is crazy. 500 firefighters battling Sandy Fire. 0% containment,
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bro. 0% containment. That means it's going to get worse. It's going to get bigger. Are we taking Gucci?
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Of course we're taking Gucci. Go. Go. Get ready. Gucci. We would never leave you.
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I love you. I love you. Hey, we got to get Gucci's treats and we got to get his food. We have to pack all his stuff. Yeah.
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Okay. We had to hurry up and evacuate in case the fires reached our home.
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Bring your luggage down, Milan. Bring it. Bring it. Come. Daddy's going to help you.
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Are we going to be okay? Of course, we're going to be okay. Wow. Give me a hug. I love you. It's going to be okay.
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I was trying to keep the kids calm, but the situation got worse and my wife started to panic.
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Oh, get your stuff, too. Get your stuff, too. Go. Go. Babe, don't overpack your stuff. Just go quick. Okay.
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Okay. This ain't the moment to overpack. Go, go, go, go, go. Are you done? Are you done?
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No. I still need to grab more stuff. I'm not done. Bro, don't bring all your stuff, man.
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Don't overdo it. Let's go. Let's go. We got to go. We got to go. Let's go.
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Let's go. Zip it up. Zip up your bag. Bro, you brought too much stuff.
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Bro, it's fine. I have a lot of stuff cuz we don't know how long the fire is going to last. What if it lasts a long time?
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Daddy, can you help me? Yeah, I got you. I got you. I got you.
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Let's go, guys. We got to hurry up. You guys, I just booked an Airbnb. We're going to head there right now, and hopefully it's safe over there.
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I'm ready. I'm ready. It was just a year and a half ago this happened to us. Oh, there's a brand new fire right here.
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Right next to us, like 5 minutes away from us that just started. The fire is literally right there. This is a new one. Here we are again.
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All right, we got to hurry up and pack. All right, we're going to share this together, you and I. Okay, I don't want to leave my house, babe.
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I don't want to leave my house. Babe, I know it's uncomfortable to leave right now, but we're doing what's best for the family, okay? I love you. With the fires, the power outage, and everything happening so fast, the stress
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was becoming overwhelming. Let's go. Let's go. I'm coming. I'm coming. I'm coming. This bag is heavy. Come on, guys. Let's go. Let's go, Vic. Come on.
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Our whole family was in the car and ready to evacuate. All right, you guys. We're taking off right now. The whole family's inside the car. They're making us evacuate, so we're leaving. Are we going to be able to come back to our home tomorrow?
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I don't know. They got to let us know if we're okay to come back.
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So, right now, we are going to an Airbnb. Hopefully, that place we're going to be safe. Everything is going to be safe out there. And hopefully tomorrow we can come back home. Let's stay positive. Okay.
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All right. We're on the road right now. We're going to let you guys know if we see any fires. All the lights are off in the community.
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Everybody literally evacuated. There's no lights anywhere. This is insane. Oh, there's sheriff's right there. I'm going to ask them if everything's okay.
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How you doing, officer? Do you know if we have to evacuate? We're probably going to everybody's house right now, asking everybody to leave. That's why we're all here.
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All right, we're going to take off. Thank you for your help, man. I would cuz the wind changed. It's coming eastbound.
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Oh, it's coming this way. Yeah. Oh, man. All right. Thank you for your help.
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Appreciate you guys. You guys have a good night. Thank you so much for everything.
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Appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you. All right. So, the sheriff's just told us that they're going to everybody's house one by one and telling everybody to evacuate and go to safety.
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Oh my god. Look, another another warning. What does it say? What does it say?
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LAFD evacuation warning for Sandy Fire. Prepare to evacuate by gathering supplies, pets, and loved ones.
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Yo, what is that? Wait a minute. That's a roadblock. They blocked our community, you guys.
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So, nobody can get in. Hey guys, we're leaving the community. Do you know when we're able to come back?
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You can go in to get more belongings if you need to for evacuation, but you can't stay in there.
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We can't stay in there because it's mandatory evacuation. Mandatory evacuation. Okay. All right. Thank you guys so much.
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Have a good night. All right. Take care, guys. The cops just closed down the whole street that leads us to our community. Stay optimistic. We'll see what happens. Hopefully, we can return tomorrow. Right now, let's just go to
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the Airbnb. We'll check out the Airbnb and we'll try to come back home tomorrow morning. All right, let's go.
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The Sandy Fire has now burned nearly 1,400 acres. All right, you guys. We just got to the Airbnb. We're going to all go inside and unpack. I'm also going to call the community back home and make sure everything is safe. You guys ready to go
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inside? I'm honestly just nervous cuz I left so many things at the house. I know. I know. We're nervous, but everything is going to be okay.
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Let's just go inside. We got each other, and that's all that matters. All right.
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All right. Let's go. Cool. Let's go. Let's go. All right. Turn the lights. Turn the lights. All you guys, let's all get a bedroom. All right. Let's find out who's going to sleep where. I don't know how long we're going to stay here for, but
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let's make the best out of it. You want to see your bedroom? Yeah. Babe, after we put the kids to sleep, I'm going to call the community and I'm going to see how many days until we can go back home.
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Okay. Yeah. Okay. All right, everyone. Up, up, up, up, up. We're all going to sleep upstairs right next to each other. There's a bedroom here. Mila, you want to sleep with your sister?
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Yes. Yeah. Okay, you guys will sleep together. Everyone go to your rooms. It's getting late. Hopefully, tomorrow we'll be able to go back to our home.
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I just feel so weird in here thinking that something is going on at home. Can we just please call the community and make sure that everything is okay at least?
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So, I'm going to call the community right now and make sure everything's okay back home. Do you happen to know when we're able to come back to our homes?
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Uh, at this current time we are uncertain, but it looks like tomorrow should be okay for a full return.
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Okay. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. Honestly, what happened today was unexpected, but what matters the most is that we're here together as a family.
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We're safe and sound and we're making the best out of the situation. To anyone affected by the fires, we're thinking about you. We're praying for you. Stay safe. Stay royalty. We out. Peace.
Topics:wildfireevacuationfirefightersSandy Fireemergency responsefamily safetycommunity lockdownfire smokefire evacuationThe Royalty Family
