Danielle Sink

We had takeout from this wonderful little place called Chino Bandito.

We had takeout from this wonderful little place called Chino Bandito.

Mm-hmm. Chino Bandito Tiki Audi. Ha ha.

Mm-hmm. Chino Bandito Tiki Audi. Ha ha.

It's delicious, but we always remember just the meal we had the night of the fire.

It's delicious, but we always remember just the meal we had the night of the fire.

And Jamaican, too, is a little hodgepodge.

And Jamaican, too, is a little hodgepodge.

We lived in a house that had gotten a little too small for our family, but we absolutely loved the neighborhood. So we bought some empty land a couple blocks away and spent a few years designing a house and saving up money to be able to build our dream house and then started building it in 1999.

We lived in a house that had gotten a little too small for our family, but we absolutely loved the neighborhood. So we bought some empty land a couple blocks away and spent a few years designing a house and saving up money to be able to build our dream house and then started building it in 1999.

I can walk out my front door and I can get onto the mountain and have a view across all the city and imagine all the people's lives going on in the twinkling lights you see.

I can walk out my front door and I can get onto the mountain and have a view across all the city and imagine all the people's lives going on in the twinkling lights you see.

It was, I think, a symbol of success. I was successful in my job. My husband was successful in his. We were building this big house that was going to be something we were really proud of. And we were excited to raise our children in it.

It was, I think, a symbol of success. I was successful in my job. My husband was successful in his. We were building this big house that was going to be something we were really proud of. And we were excited to raise our children in it.

The story about the fires was pretty much everywhere. Everyone at work was talking about it, and people would be saying, what happened? There was another fire. There was a lot of fear because these were big fires going up with huge amounts of flame. Houses nearby them were almost set on fire, and everyone was really concerned that someone was going to be injured or killed.

The story about the fires was pretty much everywhere. Everyone at work was talking about it, and people would be saying, what happened? There was another fire. There was a lot of fear because these were big fires going up with huge amounts of flame. Houses nearby them were almost set on fire, and everyone was really concerned that someone was going to be injured or killed.

Burn injuries are just kind of a horrifying thing, and so people who have very serious burns spend years getting multiple surgeries to recover from. It's just foolish and dangerous and cruel to put somebody through that.

Burn injuries are just kind of a horrifying thing, and so people who have very serious burns spend years getting multiple surgeries to recover from. It's just foolish and dangerous and cruel to put somebody through that.

Did we need extra insurance? Did we need to hire security? Did we need dogs to guard our properties?

Did we need extra insurance? Did we need to hire security? Did we need dogs to guard our properties?