The Octagon House

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Owned and built as a vacation home by Greg Koeller in the 1980s, the Octagon house became the site where five firefighters died trying to save it from being burned down during the Esperanza wildfire in October 2006. The winds had shifted and surrounded them, eventually consuming the area and taking their lives. Now, what once was a weekend vacation home has become the site of multiple memorials, a place where loved ones gather to mourn and remember, and where firefighters come to learn.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperanza_Wildfire
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Coordinates:   33°52'49"N   116°48'57"W
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