From KCRW and KCRW.com, I'm Bob Carlson, and this is Unfictional.

Unfictional is KCRW's program of stories and original documentaries.

It's a part of the Independent Producer Project. stories and

today on the independent producer project and today on the program three tales from storytellers in the line of fire.

All of them recorded at the first ever

unfictional live event at the New Road School Moss Theater in Santa Monica.

This is the second volume of stories from that memorable night, beginning with this one.

In 2011, an arsonist set several West Hollywood

garages on fire. One of them belonged to writer Dave White. He has some advice

if it ever happens to you. From KCRW.com, it's unfictional.

So here's an experience I had with about a hundred or two hundred or seven

I don't know how many other people it's a few hundred other people

over Los Angeles Christmas new years of 2011

if you're local do you remember the New Year's arson jam that went down?

Mystery persons ran around setting fires and parking garages and burning up houses and apartment buildings.

Well, on the fourth day of Christmas, an arsonist gave to me the gift of terror.

It was about 2 a.m. our neighbor Jill banging on our front door

yelling fire fire fire fire and I wake up and our place is already filled with smoke.

So we run the fire began in the I wake up and our place is already filled with smoke.

So we run.

The fire began in the parking area directly

under our apartment.

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