A Narrow Escape From the Roaring Fires
Melvin Pulver of Spicewood lost his mobile home and everything else in the fire a year ago. Photo by Reshma Kirpalani/KUT NewsAudio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
By KUT staff
It’s been nearly a year since wildfires tore through Central Texas, burning more than 1,600 homes, killing two people and uprooting countless lives.
Over the course of the last year, KUT News has been collecting stories from the people who lived through the fires. There have been many tales of heartbreak, loss, heroism, and affirmation. And many that describe the sheer terror of being confronted with such a fast-moving “monster.”
Today, the story of how one man survived the Pedernales fire Sept. 4 through quick thinking and a little luck is told by Spicewood resident Melvin Pulver and Debbie Opdahl.
Our series on the Labor Day wildfires continues tomorrow.
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