Los Angeles: Greek saved his house from flames- “I will light wax when I return to Greece”

“God helped me”, this explanation gave Reuters reporters, Makis Dassigenis, a 69-year-old Greek who managed with a tire to save his house from where he burns the area for the 6th consecutive day. Reuters’s lens, ” caught” him attempting with the tire alone, at his home in Los Angeles. To everyone’s surprise, the 69-year-old managed to save his fortune from the approaching fire. CORVERSE As he explained, at first he had abandoned his home to be saved but came back so that he could even try to save what he could. “I evacuated my house, but I was watching the news and realized that the fires were out of control so I decided to go back and check it out. On the way back, I saw that no one was left behind,” he said talking to the cameras. The 69 – year – old seeing the flames approaching his home did not miss an opportunity. Pick up the yard tire and draw water from his neighbor’s pool. After six consecutive hours he managed to extinguish the flames and save both his home and his two neighbors’ homes. MISTAKE Makas Dasigenis, a 69-year-old Altadena resident, realized his house was at risk as the Eaton fire raced out of control and returned to fight the flames — Reuters (@Reuters) “It’s like I knew I could do it. I’m not stupid, I wouldn’t go back to die for material goods. But I would regret if I didn’t try,” he said. “I hear the soldiers say that when they go to battle they think they don’t know whether to do some things but when you’re on the front line you forget everything and fight for your survival. When I turned and saw these pictures, that’s what I thought. God helped me. I promised to light a big candle when I returned to Greece,” said the 69-year-old at the end.