20 years ago, the Cedar Fire burned more than 273,000 acres in San Diego County, destroyed 2,232 homes, and killed 15 people.
“This community was really decimated by the Cedar Fire,” sighed Anne Malinoski while standing outside her parent’s new home in the Crest neighborhood of San Diego.Sign up for NBC San Diego newsletters.
“And now they’re mine forever. This is all I have from the time before the fire,” she said while holding the worn shoes. A few miles away in Lakeside, David and Kathy Kassel were rushing home from a camping trip after hearing the Cedar Fire tore through their neighborhood.
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