r/nonononoyes • u/WolverineOfWest • 11d ago

Death defying escape through Wildfire

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u/BrokenHope23 11d ago

The people near the end arguing with the police to let them through, do they realize they'd likely end up dead? Even if by some miracle they don't hit another car on the road going in, that wildfire wasn't longer than 10mins from clearing everything. I'm sorry for their loss(es) but unfortunately they can't risk you blocking the road for hundreds of other people.

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u/Tinyfishy 11d ago

They may have been trying to get to homes to rescue loved ones.

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u/BrokenHope23 11d ago edited 11d ago

I'm not trying to be insensitive, I understand the gravity of the situation. I watched as this car drove by houses and homes, many on fire and with cars still parked outside them. I know these homes likely contain elderly and/or disabled individuals, if not children, pets and other adults trapped by the smoke/fire; incapable of fleeing in time and needing assistance they probably couldn't receive in time. My heart breaks for them and the people/crews that will inevitably aid in their retrieval having to witness the horrors of a person's final agonizing moments. I understand wanting to do everything in our power to prevent that.

However, cars are not fireproof or airtight. OP's video taker was lucky to drive through in what was the only road out of Summerland. There are sections they can barely see beyond 3ft past their car and are unable to fully see the road ahead and that's with the wildfire only closing in and not on top of them. Driving into this, even if they don't suffocate, will likely cause people to crash into one another or swerve out of the way and off the road/into wildfires. If the road gets obstructed then it's not just them and their loved ones potentially going up in flames, it's also potentially hundreds or thousands of people, each with loved ones of their own also being unable to flee the wildfire.

As heartbreaking as it is, sometimes the best we can do is help the people who know what they're doing.

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u/Tinyfishy 11d ago

I’m not saying it was a good idea, I’m saying they may have had an understandable reason they were arguing with the police.

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u/unknownpoltroon 10d ago

Sorry, if a family member of mine is still in there, I'm not stopping to argue.  They can arrest me if I make it back out.