On Monday we had Santa Ana winds, the dry winds from the east that fuel wild fires. In Terrazas, about half a mile from where the group was working there was a house fire that quickly spread and took three other houses as well. Neighbors were there with garden hoses, and buckets of water. The fire truck took a wrong turn and was late. Fortunately a water truck came by and helped to put out the fire. It was amazing it only took four houses. Yesterday the guys saw another fire up the hill a ways from them.
Fire is always a danger here, with the dry conditions, and poor wiring (many times using spliced or damaged wires) with the wind it just takes a spark for a fire to start. Many homes in Terrazas are still stealing electricity, hooking a bare end of a wire over the electrical wires and then stringing it to their homes. This is also dangerous in the winds, and rain.
Just last week a family from the Emanuel church, Julio Cesar and Geronima, and their 8 children were left homeless when one of the grandchildren started a fire playing with matches. This family is staying at the Emanuel church until Grupo Amor can build a house for them in two weeks.
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