A Chester County native now living in California described the terror of being near four wildfires burning out of control on Wednesday.
Christine Sheller was born and raised in West Chester but now calls Granada Hills in the San Fernando Valley home. She said it is scary being just five miles away from the closest wildfire.
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“Things feel a little bit surreal,” Sheller said. “I feel a little jolted. I’m from Philadelphia. I’m not used to wildfires. I think we’ve kind of mentally prepared ourselves for earthquakes, but not wildfires.”
Sheller lives just outside the evacuation zone but has her bags packed in case the flames get closer.
“We’re seeing gusts of up to 100 miles an hour at times,” Sheller said. “The house is shaking, you know, so we’re physically feeling it in house. Things are flying everywhere, and there’s clearly lots of smoke in the air.”