One of the five confirmed deaths from the fires sweeping across southern California was that of 66-year-old Victor Shaw, who died trying to defend his family’s home from the Eaton fire.
Shaw’s body was found on Wednesday morning, charred and clutching a hose, KTLA reported.
He was reportedly trying to fend off the fire.
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The home had been in the family for over five decades.
His younger sister, Shari Shaw, had unsuccessfully tried to convince him to evacuate on Tuesday.
She said, her older brother insisted on staying behind to fight the fire as she was running out of the home.
“When I went back in and yelled out his name, he didn’t reply back, and I had to get out because the embers were
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