‘The safest place to be’: When fleeing fire is no longer an option

Haylie Ross awoke to yelling and someone pounding on her dorm room door.

It was her resident assistant, telling her to grab what she needed and get to the library. A fire had erupted near Pepperdine in the middle of the night.

Outside, there were chilling winds, helicopters roaring overhead, smoke everywhere and a glowing red sky…

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