By Sean Ridgway, TME

While working on his home on October 1, new Frazier Park resident Francesco Thompson was alerted by his 10-year-old daughter that a fire had started…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

Photo captions:

Left: The view of the fire from across town

Top middle (l-r): The charred remains of Thompson’s Chevrolet truck and the 1950 Chevy that Thompson was able to save

Bottom Middle: Thompson points out where the fire started; Right: The corner of Irvon Trail and Julin Trail while the fire was in full-force

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