Camp Fire: Mother 'Dragged' To Safety After Giving Birth To Baby

PARADISE, CA -- A California mom said she didn't think she would survive the deadly Camp Fire in Paradise after being forced to evacuate from the hospital moments after giving birth to a baby girl.

Heather Roebuck, who had just delivered her daughter, Hallie, via c-section at Feather River Hospital, told ABC 10 she was "dragged" to safety.

Unable to move because of the operation, "Roebuck was separated from her husband and newborn daughter so she could be taken in one of the ambulances," the news station reported.

Describing it as "sheer terror," Robeuck said she told her husband over the phone that she loved him.

A group of paramedics and nurses, along with Roebuck and other patients, quickly found refuge in a nearby home after their ambulance caught fire. Firefighters then worked to protect the structure from catching fire.

"The fire came right up to the fence surrounding the home, but miraculously went no further," the news station reported.

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