-
Is 18-Year-Old Connor Zilisch Ready For Full-Time Cup Ride? - 8 mins ago
-
State lawmakers struggle to hit back against Trump immigration raids - 11 mins ago
-
New York Deliveryman Wins $22.75m After Losing Five Toes on Subway - 16 mins ago
-
Trump administration freezes billions in funding for after-school and summer programs - 35 mins ago
-
Todd Chrisley confronted ‘Varsity Blues’ mastermind Rick Singer in prison - 43 mins ago
-
Jury returns split verdict in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial, not guilty on most serious charges - 54 mins ago
-
Vet Issues Warning After Dog Advice Video Goes Viral - 55 mins ago
-
Italy UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 Preview: Players to watch and schedule - 58 mins ago
-
Central Bank Launches AI-Powered System to Fight Financial Cybercrime - about 1 hour ago
-
How to spot fake Amazon emails and verify legitimate messages in your inbox - about 1 hour ago
Metrolink CEO’s home is among those destroyed in Mountain fire
When Darren Kettle attends the Metrolink board meeting Friday, he will be dressed down a bit — he won’t be wearing a suit and tie, power or otherwise.
With some luck, though, the chief executive of the commuter rail service will have socks.
Kettle’s house burned down in the Mountain fire on Wednesday, just a few hours after he and his wife evacuated with one bag each. One thing he forgot to pack was socks.
Their house is was Las Posas Estates, on the other side of the hills from Camarillo Heights, another neighborhood struck by the fire. Kettle was working at home when the power went out around 8 a.m. His wife texted him saying she hoped the fire near Somis didn’t go in their direction. At the time, Kettle said he had not even heard about the fire.
Metrolink CEO Darren Kettle speaks onstage during the Los Angeles Union Station Train Festival 2023.
(Phillip Faraone / Getty Images )
He researched it and saw that the fire was making its way toward their neighborhood. They hadn’t been told to evacuate, but he decided to pack some belongings just in case. When the evacuation notice came, Kettle headed out, imagining that he’d be back home in a few hours.
“When I left the house, I saw smoke and flames, and it looked like it was blowing in a different direction,” Kettle said. But he added, “It just takes one ember in a bad spot.”
Later, people started to send him pictures and videos that showed the Kettles’ home burning. A neighbor confirmed the house was lost.
“The only thing left standing of our house is the two chimneys,” he said. “My heart dropped to my stomach. It’s just shocking, traumatic, like, wow. Speechless. Just the range of emotions.”
Kettle’s neighborhood demonstrates the capriciousness of the fire, which had destroyed at least two dozen homes by noon Thursday. The house on one side of the Kettles also burned down, while the house on the other side survived.
Despite it all, Kettle took work calls Thursday and said he plans to attend the Metrolink board meeting Friday.
Source link