California: Resident reacts after "Hillside Fire" destroyed his home Several houses have been reduced to ash by the "Hillside Fire," which broke out overnight in San Bernardino, 100 kilometres from Los Angeles. Matthew Valdivia, owner of a house which was destroyed in the fire, says he is relieved that "everybody was able to get out alive and not hurt," as he tells how his family and him evacuated the neighborhood. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES