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“Unfortunately,” Davis said, “there were cats and chickens, and lots of koi.”

No koi fish rose to the surface to greet her.

There was nothing left of her unit, but the complex’s koi pond survived, along with the fish.

The rock waterfall and koi pond built by a previous owner was choked with ash and once-smoldering logs firefighters threw in the water to stop them from reigniting.

Near the house, a couple of koi as big as human babies lurch out of their long, raised pool for a head pat and their favorite treat — slices of watermelon.