An exit route that Sonoma County residents once used to escape a raging wildfire is now blocked, and residents are blaming it on the county's bureaucracy.
An exit route that Sonoma County residents once used to escape a raging wildfire seven years ago is now blocked, and residents are blaming it on the county's bureaucracy.In October of 2017, the Nuns Fire roared through the Sonoma County town of Glen Ellen. It was something the people living on O'Donnell Lane could not have imagined.'I mean, this was a wall of flames that neighbors had to drive through,' said homeowner Nathan Oliver.
''It's ridiculous. I mean to have this blocked; we had enough trouble here,' said Marge Everidge. 'I want it fixed. I want the bridge repaired.'They held a meeting and complained to the county about the loss of the bridge.'And after that community meeting, a couple weeks later, these K-rails were dropped on the bridge,' said Oliver. 'Now there's no way for us to egress or ingress during an emergency.
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