They waited and waited for an evacuation order. The fire came first, and people died in Altadena
In this section of western Altadena, residents weren't ordered to evacuate until after 5 a.m., according to records reviewed ...
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Will L.A.’s Fires Permanently Disperse the Black Families of Altadena?
In a Los Angeles suburb, multigenerational families like the Benns found affordable housing and a deep sense of connection.
'Wind just knocked me against the house' | California woman with Georgia ties describes getting out of home before wildfire came
Henry County resident Myra Rudd said that the wildfires in California destroyed several family member's homes.
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Online map allows Altadena residents impacted by fire to see photos of properties in burn zone
Community members to put their tech skills and cameras to work, creating an online map of about 15,000 homes in the Eaton ...
Los Angeles wildfires: Armed homeowners patrol for looters inside evacuation zone
Defiant and armed Los Angeles homeowners in the scorched Altadena community have taken to the streets to defend the homes ...
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Historic Black Neighborhood Of Altadena In Los Angeles Faces Devastation From Wildfires
Altadena stands out with over 80% Black homeownership—double the national average. This community’s roots trace back to the ...
'It burned to the ground' | Clayton County residents' families lose homes in California wildfires
Clayton County Commissioner DeMont Davis is one of the residents who has ties to California and has family affected by the wildfires.
Altadena had been a haven from California’s insurance nightmare. The L.A. fires could change that
How the victims rebuild their lives will now depend largely on California’s beleaguered home insurance market. Unlike many ...
How Black families hope to preserve Altadena's history after the Eaton Fire
When the Eaton Fire blazed through Altadena earlier this month it took more than homes and memories — it devastated a city that has long been a haven for Black families.
Atlanta Falcons' Avery Williams loses childhood home in California wildfires
ALTADENA, Calif. — Atlanta Falcons player Avery Williams lost his childhood home in the wildfires raging in California this ...
Octavia Butler imagined LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
Since the Los Angeles fires began last week, “Parable of the Sower” and other Octavia Butler works written decades ago have ...
How to help those affected by the California wildfires
Major fires across Los Angeles this week have killed at least five people, forced 180,000 to flee their homes, and destroyed ...