The Holiday Farm Fire has consumed over 170,000 acres, and destroyed more than 500 structures. Some residents who fled last week have recently been able to return to check on their homes. In the cause of Tim Laue, a former Eugene City Councilor and now Blue River resident, the experience was devastating: the home he and his wife shared, along with a guest cottage, were burned to the foundations.

KLCC’s Brian Bull talked to Laue about when he and his wife evacuated late Labor Day night.