The Eaton Fire, inland of the more well-known and much wealthier Palisades area, has consumed nearly 15,000 acres and most of Altadena.
ALTADENA, Calif. – Wildfires continue to burn in Southern California amid a renewed wind threat ... with the roof and much of the front of the building now black from wildfire damage. The Eaton Fire has burned more than 14,000 acres throughout Los ...
As embers began raining down on Altadena last week, Jason Salit sent his wife and two college-age children away.
Most residents of middle-class Altadena could get fire insurance, but that is likely to change as residents rebuild and face price hikes.
An Altadena family escaped the flames of Los Angeles County's Eaton Fire in the wee hours of Wednesday and returned Thursday to find their home destroyed.
Altadena resident Justin Christie spoke with Fox News about surviving the Eaton Fire, which is still only 15% contained.
A doorstep video released by The Associated Press and others shows a fire at the base of a hilltop electrical pylon in Altadena, California—what residents say was the origin of the Eaton fire. Within minutes, high winds had carried the fire across the neighborhood and the sky was soon lit red with intense burning.
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An Altadena homeowner returned to his neighborhood to find that his house was the only one on his block that was not destroyed by the Eaton Fire.
Meteorologists said there was a chance the winds would be as severe as those that fueled the Palisades and Eaton fires, but that different locations would likely be affected.
With so many displaced, people are offering double, triple the rent, “offering to pay six months rent up front.”