Recently, Los Angeles was hit by a massive wildfire that turned thousands of houses into ashes. As per the US media reports, at least five people have lost their lives due to the fire and more than 1,000 buildings have been burnt to ashes.
Following this, an image of a house that is not burnt in the Los Angeles is going viral. In this photo, it is seen that except for one house, all the surrounding area has been burnt to ashes. It is being claimed that the house seen in the photo did not catch fire because the Quran was kept in that house.
This photo was shared on X by many verified and non-verified users. A verified user named Aisha Khan wrote, “Look at this photo and say Subhan Allah. A Muslim in Los Angeles had the Holy Quran in his house, so Allah saved him from this disaster. While all the houses around him were burnt.”
Truth behind the viral photo:
According to media reports, this photo of August 2023 is from the city of Lahaina in America. Many houses were engulfed in fire due to a forest fire in Hawaii. A 100-year-old house was saved in this accident. However, the reason behind this has not been known till now. This news was also was also published on 23 August 2023.
A video related to this accident was also posted on a YouTube channel named CBS News on 24 August 2023. Therefore, it is clear that the claim being made with the viral photo on social media is completely false and is not from Los Angeles.