The pair of lion statues that once sat perched at the entrance to the Alcover family home now sit guarding only a pile of rubble. They are among the few recognizable pieces left of the home, once nestled in a quiet residential community near Paradise, California. Like thousands of others, the Alcover home was chewed up and spit out last week by the Camp Fire, the deadliest wildfire in California’s history. MORE: South Kitsap firefighter injured in California Gavin Alcover, 11, the young...

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