"I've been here 35 years, and I've never seen anything like it, " said Walter Dirkan, a resident who could see the flames from behind his home.

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"I was getting pushed from behind, I felt like, and by the time my spotter said lift or go low, it was too late, " Larson said.

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"I was getting pushed from behind, I felt like, and by the time my spotter said lift or go low, it was too late, " Mr. Larson said.

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