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"After losing his home in Palo Colorado Canyon, Wolff Langer felt like he was in a bad dream.\"It's completely gone, leveled. It's a weird feeling, it feels surreal right now. I feel like I'm in a dream,\" Langer said.VIDEO: Soberanes Fire fire victims express shockLanger's home was among 20 houses near Big Sur that were destroyed by the 23,500-acre Soberanes Fire, which is still raging out-of-control.\"Even people that had metal concrete homes, (they) just disintegrated,\" Langer said.The Palo Colorado Canyon community was the first of three communities that received mandatory evacuation orders from the Monterey County Sheriff's Office.Langer said he loved living so close to nature. His family and friends also have homes in the canyon, and they used an ATV to flee up Palo Colorado Road as flames were fast-approaching Friday.Langer's neighbor, Nathaniel McKagney, said, \"There's only one way out. We took what we had, packed it in our car, and took off.\"READ: Mandatory evacuation orders expand WednesdayMcKagney said he did not know if his house was still standing.Charlie Cascio lost a house that he had built with his own hands next to a redwood tree in Palo Colorado Canyon.Firefighters said more homes were likely lost in the blaze, but they will not know for sure until firefighters are able to go into areas that are currently inaccessible.RAW VIDEO: View from inside a bulldozerCal Fire firefighter Amber Anderson said, \"Right now we have no concrete answers. We are hoping that within the next 48 hours, 72, hours, to have more answers.\"Big Sur is home to a tough community, and a few residents decided to stay with their homes and not follow evacuation orders.Homeowner Dan Patrick lives at the bottom of Palo Colorado Canyon.\"It's been pretty hectic. I had bulldozers go behind my house yesterday, they made a fire break right behind my house, so that was pretty gnarly,\" Patrick said.Patrick said even if the wildfire reaches his doorstop, he's not going to leave.\"I'm able to fight (the fire), and I'm going to fight it all I can,\" Patrick said.The Monterey County Sheriff's Office issued a new mandatory evacuation order Wednesday afternoon.Residents in the following areas are ordered to evacuate immediately:-- Robinson Canyon Road between San Clemente Trail and White Rock Gun Club.-- The area south of San Clemente Trail between Robinson Canyon Road and the Rancho San Clemente Gate House.-- Arroyo Sequoia RoadCal Fire Chief Ken Pimlott said residents who do not follow officials' evacuation orders are risking their lives. Fatalities in other California wildfires have happened because residents waited too long and were trapped in engulfed homes, he said.The wildfire caused one fatality on Tuesday.Bulldozer operator Robert Oliver Reagan 111, 35, of Friant, Calif., suffered fatal injuries when his bulldozer rolled down steep terrain on the southeast side of the Soberanes Fire Tuesday night. Reagan was an independent private contractor who was trained to work on fire lines alongside firefighters.He is survived by his wife and two young daughters. A GoFundMe page raising donations for Reagan's family had raised nearly $29,000 by Thursday afternoon.Mandatory evacuations:Big Sur residents in the Palo Colorado neighborhood evacuated Friday. Carmel Highlands residents living on Corona Road and Riley Ranch Road east of Highway 1 were ordered to evacuate Monday. The Rancho San Carlos community, between Canter Run and Garzas Trail in Carmel Valley, was ordered to evacuate Tuesday. On Wednesday, Robinson Canyon Road between San Clemente Trail and White Rock Gun Club; The area south of San Clemente Trail between Robinson Canyon Road and the Rancho San Clemente Gate House; and Arroyo Sequoia Road were evacuated. The Monterey County Sheriff's Department also issued mandatory evacuations for Weston Ridge Road, Garrapatos Road, and Old Coast Road.Air QualityCheck air quality near you.Pre-evacuation warnings:Carmel Highlands, Rancho San Carlos, and White Rock are under pre-evacuation warnings, and residents should be prepared to leave if ordered.ShelterThe American Red Cross established a temporary shelter at Carmel Middle School at 4380 Carmel Valley Road. The shelter is scheduled to close Friday morning.DonateThe Community Foundation for Monterey County created a donation fund to assist the community impacted by the Soberanes Fire and help residents who lost their homes recover. A GoFundMe page for the family of a bulldozer operator who was killed while battling the blaze was created online.CauseFire officials said the Soberanes Fire's cause is under investigation."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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