As the Shepherds — Kai, his parents and older sister — frantically tried to drive to safety, their cars caught fire halfway down the mountain, forcing them to flee on foot. Robin Abcarian/Los Angeles Times The Shepherds tried to outrun the blaze in their car, which caught fire, forcing them to run back to their home, where they were severely burned and Kai lost his life. The Shepherds tried to outrun the blaze in their car, which caught fire, forcing them to run back to their home, where they were severely burned and Kai lost his life. Efren Turner, who lives down the mountain from the Shepherds, helped cover Kai Shepherd's body and said a prayer with neighbor Paul Hanssen. Kai Shepherd's Giants cap lies on the steep road to his home, where he died and his family was gravely injured trying to escape a wildfire early Monday morning.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 15, 2017 00:20 UTC