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The Paradise Alliance Church, during a Christmas Eve service.
On Monday, the city of Paradise held its first community event since the camp's fire: a Christmas Eve service at the Paradise Alliance church.
Hundreds of people gathered Monday in the church to attend the ceremony entitled "I will be home for Christmas". Many of them had not returned home since the camp fire. A family, the Burton, had just visited Paradise when the fire broke out and had to rush to flee the city.
I had to leave because everything was smoky and my sister and I were wondering why he was so smoky, "said 8-year-old Josiah Burton.
This is not just about us. Burton escape from the camp fire that prompted them to want to go to church service.They also have a family that was directly affected by the fire.Tara Burton, the wife, has a mother living in paradise
"Although she wanted to be with us as a family, she also wanted to be with her community group. Just a support, then, we wanted to join her, "said Burton.
Numerous arrangements were made to allow service.
Local agencies opened the roads of Paradise to allow access to PG & E also made special arrangements for the event to be powered by electricity Three services were held at the church Monday One at noon, 2 pm and 4 pm
More than 1,000 people attended.
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