Rochele Jones, the couple’s 42-year-old daughter, said her parents and other family members collectively lost more than a dozen homes in Altadena. “It’s gut-wrenching,” she said. “You had your family around and when you had an issue you could turn to your family for help.
Smoke eaters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department were working in a burned-down Altadena neighborhood on Thursday when they came across two suspicious people who were leaving one of the
Damage caused by Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire in Altadena were captured by photojournalists as L.A. officials map the extent of the blazes.
Lower-wage workers in some of the homes and businesses ravaged by fires are scrambling to find housing and jobs with little to fall back on.
As they rebuild, residents of the middle-class enclave could face steep price hikes. Randy and Miki Quinton held hands as they walked uphill into what remains of their neighborhood in Altadena, the unincorporated Los Angeles suburb where they had lived for more than 20 years.
Friday, 4:50 p.m. PST Cal Fire reported 31% containment on the 23,713-acre Palisades Fire, meaning firefighters now have control of about one-third of the perimeter of the fire; Cal Fire also reported 65% containment for the Eaton Fire and full containment of the Auto and Hurst fires.
Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 27 people. The Palisades and Eaton wildfires continue to burn in California today. Here are the latest updates.
California Gov. Gavin Newsome has declared a state of emergency ... Marrone said at a news briefing Wednesday that the two deaths occurred in the Eaton Fire, which started in Altadena, near Pasadena and quickly grew to more than 2,200 acres.
Fennessy said the meter “wasn’t completely out,” and he “wasn’t sure if it was going to rekindle,” but it was all he “could do” at the moment to save the home.
Changes in California's Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) plan could mean higher expenses for homeowners after fires.
TELL US WHAT YOU KIND OF SAW YESTERDAY AND WHAT YOU’RE SEEING NOW THIS MORNING WHEN WE FIRST DESCENDED INTO THE AREA, WE CAME OFF THE GRAPEVINE CAME INTO THE GREATER LOS ANGELES, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA,
The family of an Eaton fire victim is suing Southern California Edison for wrongful death, alleging that the utility company's negligence is to blame for the devastating blaze that killed 59-year-old Evelyn McClendon.