A Cork man caught up in the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles has described how the home and business he built with his partner were “wiped out”.
Andrew Duggan, aged 40, from Montenotte, and Renata Carolina Ortega were forced to evacuate with their dogs when the fires swept through their town on Thursday.
Ten people have so far died, and more than 9,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed as wildfires swept through LA this week.
Mr Duggan is one of thousands of LA residents who lost not only their home, but their livelihoods.
He has lived in LA for two decades and moved to the small town of Altadena near Eaton Canyon, where he and Renata set up their company Orla Floral…