Rebuilding Paradise lost

Steve ''Woody'' Culleton (above), one of the subjects of Rebuilding Paradise by director Ron Howard, rebuilds his home in the town of Paradise in northern California after losing it to the devastating Camp Fire in 2018. PHOTO: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind, 2001, above).
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On Nov 8, 2018, a ferocious blaze that came to be known as the Camp Fire engulfed the town of Paradise in northern California.

It was the worst fire in California history and the deadliest America had seen in a hundred years, razing almost all structures and displacing nearly 50,000 residents. And it killed 85 people, four of whom burned to death in their cars as they fled.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 03, 2020, with the headline Rebuilding Paradise lost. Subscribe