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Print When Ethan Junkersfeld evacuated his Lakehead home Wednesday afternoon, he never thought it would be the last time he saw it intact. The Salt fire in Shasta County had just ignited along Interstate 5, sparked by a vehicle that sent flammable material into dry brush, according to authorities. A friend called and woke Junkersfeld from a nap, warning that flames were bearing down on their Cascade Cove neighborhood. “I went outside and looked up, and I couldn’t tell how far the fire was, ...

He had 10 minutes to flee the Salt fire. Now his home is gone Alex Wigglesworth © (Noah Berger / Associated Press) A scorched vehicle rests Friday in a clearing in the Lakehead-Lakeshore community of unincorporated Shasta County, as the Salt fire burns nearby. (Noah Berger / Associated Press) When Ethan Junkersfeld evacuated his Lakehead home Wednesday afternoon, he never thought it would be the last time he saw it intact. The Salt fire in Shasta County had just ignited along...