See before-and-after photo of 100-year-old cabin destroyed by the Holy fire

Mamak Shakib and her husband, Lyss Murphey, have spent years fixing up their 1929 cabin in Holy Jim Canyon, only to lose it in the Holy fire. She said she is not sad, however: “Everything that has a price tag is replaceable.”

Lyss Murphey, 62, a volunteer firefighter for the mountain community, sent Shakib a message on Monday evening, Aug. 6, hours after the Holy fire broke out near their cabin community: “The cabin is gone. I’m OK.” He included a video of their cabin, smoldering and burned to the ground.

Although it was a shock, Shakib, who is a chiropractor, said she is not sad about the loss: Memories of time spent at the place console her.

“I feel like I’m so blessed because I’m reminded of the important things in life. I can replace the cabin,” she explained. “I have the memories of working with my husband on it and renovating it and all the lessons we’ve learned during the process. That no fire can burn.”

The fire, which started Monday, Aug. 6, has burned more than 18,000 acres in Riverside and Orange counties. A canyon resident, Forrest Gordon Clark, was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 7 and faces arson and other charges.