Destruction, surprise, heartbreak greet Altadena residents returning after evacuation
Some Altadena residents returned to find their homes standing, while others are left reeling from the immense loss.
Altadena Residents Return to a Scene of Devastation
As the Eaton fire retreated into the foothills, people who had fled their homes came back for a look. For many, the news was as bad as it could be.
'It's gone. Altadena is all gone' – returning homeowner
Bonnie and Jason Matthews have lived in Altadena since 2017. On Tuesday they heard a a fire had taken hold in Eaton Canyon, about five miles away. By 10pm, the power had gone, and police drove by warning everyone to evacuate. They took their cats and left.
Altadena Residents Return Home To Survey 'Apocalypse' After Fire
A blackened swimming pool and a chimney were all that remained when Oren Waters returned home Thursday to assess what remained of his home of 50 years on the outskirts of Los Angeles.
Altadena resident evacuates with her horses
Julie Robin of Altadena, California, explained how the Eaton Fire raging near her home had put her horses under stress.
Lifelong Altadena resident reflects after losing her home to fire
During the first full day since high winds in Los Angeles blew the Eaton fire from the foothills into the urban community of Altadena on Wednesday (January 8) morning, evacuated residents returned home.
Altadena left devastated by deadly Eaton Fire: "Everything is gone"
While another Los Angeles County wildfire burned homes to the ground, the community of Altadena was also left devastated by a quickly moving blaze — one that has left at least five people dead and injured several others as it wiped out entire buildings.
Altadena residents face devastating loss from L.A. wildfires
Some returned to their homes to find nothing left after they were destroyed by the Los Angeles wildfires. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz met with some of them in the Altadena neighborhood.
This Minnesota native in Altadena lost everything in the Eaton fire
The fires have burned nearly 36,000 acres north and west of Los Angeles as of Friday morning, according to Cal Fire. And a ...
First person: Photographer shares images from his hometown of Altadena, devastated by Eaton fire
Large burning embers are seen flying through the air during the Eaton fire in Altadena Wednesday Jan. 8, 2025. Hundreds of ...
Historic Black neighborhood of Altadena reduced to ashes in Los Angeles Wildfires
Amongst the thousands of acres set aflame by the Los Angeles wildfires, Altadena, a historically Black neighborhood, is left ...
Mandy Moore documents visiting her Altadena home, mostly destroyed in Eaton Fire
Mandy Moore is grieving the loss of her neighborhood and her home, which was ravaged by the still-active Eaton Fire burning ...
‘This shouldn’t be the end’: Altadena woman fears her grandmother is among Eaton fire victims
It has been more than 48 hours since Briana Navarro last heard from her 83-year-old grandmother, Erliene Kelley.
Eaton Fire advances more than 1 mile into Altadena, California
Wildfires continue to rage in Los Angeles County, with over 35,000 acres scorched. Tragically, the LA County Medical Examiner ...
Disney Imagineers who built Disneyland lost their homes in Altadena fire
Most of the places where we all lived burnt to ashes last night,’ writes former Walt Disney Imagineer Joe Rohde.
Altadena couple loses two homes in one night in the Eaton fire
Laura Begley and Evan Dresman had just moved into their dream Gregory Ain home and were preparing to sell their fixer-upper ...