He felt he had no choice but to leave his father, mother and teenage siblings behind.

"Consider how wretched I am for I was being taken prisoner… for now 22 years, and now how miserable to see that father, mother, brother and nearly three quarters of the chiefs are dead. The remaining quarter, some are blind, some worn out with old age and the rest being attacked of diverse diseases," Prempeh wrote.

A Green Ambassador from last year’s class, Sophie Munguia-Rodriguez, said she grew up near the 405 Freeway, and her father, mother, sister and cousin all have asthma.

Mohammed Hamid died in the fire with four members of his family - his father, mother, sister, and younger brother.

Mohammed Hanif died in the fire with four members of his family - his father, mother, sister and older brother.