Right: The Triangle Complex Fire could be seen nearly 35 miles away as it attacked the neigbourhoods of Chino Hills, Anaheim, Anaheim Hills and Yorba Linda- Photo by: Mike Brewster

The Triangle Complex Fire began Saturday November 15th at the 91 freeway near the 71 in Corona, CA. What looks like a spark from traffic off the highway, an inferno began which changed so many lives. Dan Coleman, a resident of Anaheim Hills got the call in the afternoon that it was time to pack up and leave. "It was crazy. People were getting into accidents in the rush to leave," says Coleman on that afternoon. His neighbors were in a mad rush to escape the fast moving flames that were heading his way. With a scared wife, Coleman was able to escape the chaios and leave behind his home, not knowing what the future was going to hold for himself. The fire came as close as a block from his house, but we are happy to say it still stands today. Not far from the Coleman residence is Marc McGinnis' family. It was over a year ago that McGinnis was evacuated from his home during the last firestorm that swept the area. Once again, the McGinnis family is put through the agony of possibly losing their home. And once again, we depend on the brave figherfighters that do everything they can to protect lives and property.

Sunday morning. Around 3AM, the fire continued to spread and was making its way thourgh the Chino Hills State Park. That is when Richard Trujillo smelt the smoke, turned on the news and found out that the fire was near. "I knew it was close. I heard the sirens and fire engines down the street," recalls Trujillo. Thats when he and his family were forced to back up and leave their Chino Hills home in a manditory evacuation. Not before Trujillo was able to water his lawn and leave the hose out just incase that red glare in the sky came over the ridge and into his backyard. The first thing Trujillo grabbed on his way out of his home? "I grabbed all my hockey stuff."

The Kings family did dodge a bullet as none of the players homes were lost in this tragity. It reminds us how important family is, and how hockey is secondary when it comes to events like the recent fires in Southern California. It could have been a lot worse, and could've affected the lives of the Kings family. It was to say the least, hitting to close to home.