OKLAHOMA CITY, OK ( KFOR )—As firefighters in Los Angeles continue to battle the flames from devastating wildfires, thousands are lining up for food, clothing, and toy giveaways. Here in Oklahoma, several businesses are helping out by hosting a fundraiser to help those displaced in California.
“You hear the word unimaginable tragedy thrown around a lot. I don’t think I fully understood what that meant until this,” said Austin Green, an L.A. resident.
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Austin Green is from Altadena and said they anticipated the strong winds hitting southern California but never imagined the canyon by his childhood home would catch fire.
“We knew that there was a big windstorm coming out and it would be kind of the worst we had seen in about 15 years,” said Green…