The New Nation - Internet Edition

AP, Malibu

Glen Sunyich has seen flames ravage the canyons and mountains above Malibu three times and has been thankful his home was spared. The fourth time, he wasn't so lucky.

Sunyich's home was among 49, along with two outbuildings, that were destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire pushed by Santa Ana winds. Twenty-seven other homes were damaged and 10,000 to 14,000 people were evacuated. For the second time in little more than a month, residents like Sunyich were left to survey the damage left by flames in Malibu. "This time I lost," said a soot-covered Sunyich, who watched his stucco and tile house he built in 1990 slowly burn to the ground. "It means that I didn't build it well enough." The coastal community had been recovering from last month's 4,565-acre Canyon Fire that destroyed six homes, two businesses and a church when the winds began whipping up again overnight Saturday.