A mom in California came up a genius solution to save her valuables from the wildfires

As the wildfires in California continue to wreak havoc on their communities, one person found an ingenious way to preserve their valuables before evacuating from their home.

Reddittor u/grap112ler shared a photo Friday of their family's pool full of five separate sets of fine China.

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They explained that their mother put her prized collections of dishes into the pool to keep them safe from the wildfires prior to fleeing the area.

According to a comment left by grap112ler, the fire "came within a few hundred yards" of the house but didn't interfere with it, leaving both their parent's home and dishes intact. Read more...

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