Long Beach father helps his grandmother, 7 kids escape blaze that destroys their home

A man, his grandmother and his seven children had to quickly flee from large flames that tore through their Long Beach home before dawn this morning.

The two-alarm blaze started around 4:40 a.m. at the house in the 5600 block of California Avenue, said Long Beach Fire Department spokesman Brian Fisk.

John, 38, — who asked to be identified by only his first name — said he had to scramble to get his family out safely…

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