Irma holdouts defy evacuation warnings: "It's a little like the Titanic right now"

In Key West, some locals booked rooms in rapidly emptying hotels, preferring to stay in a heftier building than the wooden “conch houses” common on the island. “It’s a little like the Titanic right now,” said Kim Sylar, a Key West teacher who decided to ride out the storm in a hotel room. “But I have a feeling it will be okay.”

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Brock Long on Saturday reiterated holdouts are “on your own until we can actually get in there” and “you put your life in your own hands by not evacuating.”