Man describes rescuing his 96-year-old mother in nursing home during Eaton Fire

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Man describes rescuing his 96-year-old mother in nursing home during Eaton Fire

A 96-year-old woman was sitting in her nursing home, unaware that the Eaton Fire was burning outside her window and that the facility had been evacuated, her son says.  Jim Benesh said that he could not get in touch with staff at the Terraces at Park Marino in Pasadena on Jan. 7 shortly after the Eaton Fire broke out.  He went to make sure his mother was safe.  Benesh said that all the doors to rooms were open except for his mother’s, who was st…