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Alcántara

/ ælˈkæntɑːrə /

noun

  1. a town in W Spain: a Roman bridge spans the River Tagus. Pop: 1739 (2003 est)

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While Katherine Alcantara was evacuating from her smoke-filled west Altadena home during January’s firestorm, she remembered seeing her longtime neighbor returning home across the street.

Alcantara, 45, recalled this week in an interview with The Times.

Alcantara said she got the county’s electronic evacuation order on her phone after waking up to thick smoke and fire alarms going off.

“We got the warning when the roof is literally on fire,” Alcantara recalled.

“A lot of people died because of the alerts,” Alcantara said.

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