It’s been 18 days since the Valley Fire ignited, and in some places the burning continues. But this week students returned to school, despite, in many cases, having no home to return to.
Jodi Hernandez, a reporter with NBC Bay Area, has been covering the story since the fire began. Ben Trefny sat down with her to talk about the latest developments.
It's been really difficult. Nearly 1,300 homes were lost and dozens of apartments and businesses. There aren’t that many hotel rooms up there to house all those that are displaced.
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