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The fire erupted with a speed that defied intervention. Within minutes, the initial spark had leaped across the narrow gaps between homes, fueled by the combustible materials that characterize the local architecture. Wood, plastic, and corrugated metal acted as a conduit for the flames, allowing the fire to surge through the settlement like a living thing. Panic rippled through the hillside as families realized that their homes, built through years of incremental labor and sacrifice, were being devoured by a relentless wall of heat. The evacuation was a desperate, uphill scramble; residents fled with only their children, their elderly relatives, and the few meager possessions they could grasp in a frantic hurry.
