Walking into Joyce O’Connor’s home on Wednesday afternoon, the haze of wildfire smoke was cleared out — but not the smell.
The Covington Drive Wildfire, which was 2,059 acres and 44% contained on Thursday morning, came dangerously close to her Walkers Woods home, melting the siding on the back of her house. Along with the outside disfigurement, her vents and HVAC system sustained damage.
“I have, you know, smoke and soot damage,” O’Connor said. “There’s a lot more than meets the eye, it’s not just some melted siding,”…