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It was the most devastating wildfire outbreak california had ever known. thomas levin and his family had escaped those flames, but just barely. he decided to return home to see what, if anything, remained. and he stepped right back into danger. his house was on fire. >> i get up my driveway and there's a fire truck and a crew. they're trying to put out the pool house and it's on fire. and they're like, "your -- your house is on fire and we can't put it out. the gas line's broken and it's feeding gas into the attic. we're almost outta water. if we don't get it out in the next 15 minutes, we're ...

It was the most devastating wildfire outbreak california had ever known. thomas levin and his family had escaped those flames, but just barely. he decided to return home to see what, if anything, remained. and he stepped right back into danger. his house was on fire. >> i get up my driveway and there's a fire truck and a crew. they're trying to put out the pool house and it's on fire. and they're like, "your -- your house is on fire and we can't put it out. the gas line's broken and it's feeding gas into the attic. we're almost outta water. if we don't get it out in the next 15 minutes, we're ...

Me. >> we had a 1,000 gallon tank. the firemen wouldn't go near the propane tank because it was still so dangerous. it was getting ready to explode. because i was so full of adrenaline and not thinking, i just ran over to this super- heated propane tank and i turned it off. stupidest thing i could have done. this was a bomb that i walked over to and just turned off. and then i ran back to the firefighters. i said, "i got the gas off. is it off?" they go, "yeah, but it's still on fire." the pool house was on fire. the firefigters were doing whatever they could to get it out, but they couldn't g...

Next 15 minutes we'll have to leave and go where we can help somebody else. i said why don't you turn off the gas. it seemed logical to me. we had 1,000 gallon tank. the firemen wouldn't go near the propane tank because it was so dangerous. getting ready to explode. because i was so full of adrenaline and not thinking i just ran over to this super heated propane tank and i turned it off. stupidest thing i could have done. this was a bomb that i walked over to and just turned off. and then i ran back to the firefighters i got the gas off. is it off. they go yes bath it's still on fire. >> the p...