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A couple survived the raging wildfires in California by jumping in their neighbor's pool and staying there for 6 hours

Jan and John Pascoe spent six hours waiting out the wildfire in their neighbor's freezing pool, while their house and neighborhood completely burned down.

  • A couple survived the raging wildfires in Northern California by sheltering in their neighbor's pool for six hours.
  • They had little warning before the flames consumed their house and neighborhood.
  • Thanks to their ingenuity, they made it out in one piece, but their home was destroyed.
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A California couple survived the raging wildfires in California by jumping into their neighbor's pool and waiting there for six hours while their house completely burned down, The Los Angeles Times reported.

Jan and John Pascoe, of Santa Rosa, California, were getting ready for bed around 10 p.m. on Sunday night when they thought they smelled smoke, the Pascoes told the Times.

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