Published on Monday, November 17, 2008
By Daily Breeze Staff Writer
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Stacks of charred bricks, blackened shells of cars and burned tree trunks were all that remained Monday in much of the community once called the "Beverly Hills of mobile home parks."
The mostly retired residents returned to see what was left of Oakridge Mobile Home Park, where winds with hurricane force blew a wall of fire through hundreds of manufactured homes and set them ablaze so quickly that even firefighters had to drop their hoses and run.
"It looks like a war zone - no trees, no buildings," said Michele Warneck, 54, who burst into tears after returning from the park. She watched her two-bedroom house burn on the television news.
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