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Returning to a neighborhood decimated by wildfire

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Marshall Fire Louisville House Not Burned
Miguel Otarola/CPR News
Jennifer Harrison of Louisville talks with a contractor outside her home which was spared in the Marshall Fire. Her home has smoke and water damage.

There’s an odd mix of relief and bewilderment when someone’s house is left standing while so many others around it are destroyed. That’s the predicament Jennifer Harrison is in. She lives in Louisville, near the Coal Creek Golf Course, and her home was spared in the Marshall Fire. Recently, Harrison hopped in the car for a ride through her neighborhood with CPR’s Miguel Otarola.