charred

The bases of many pine trunks were charred black — but the culprits weren’t a logging company or a wildfire.

Video filmed inside a mortuary also showed a number of charred possessions - including a laptop, clothing, and and ID badge - bearing the WCK logo.

The hillside around Robert Dickran’s home in Camarillo Heights was dotted with burnt cacti and charred brush, showing just how close the fire came to his home.

The devastation is clear: Most homes have been burnt to the ground, and the surrounding brush is charred.

On a piece of wrapping paper he reverently carried in his hand was a charred piece of flesh he was taking for DNA analysis.