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 ...
The New Yorker10d
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.
ABC 7 Los Angeles on MSN2d
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 ...
'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.
Rolling Out7d
The devastation in Altadena’s historic Black community
The recent fires that ravaged Altadena, California, have left a trail of destruction in a community with deep roots and a rich history. It’s important to understand the impact of this disaster ...
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 ...
USA Today9d
A legacy destroyed: Altadena's Black residents fear neighborhood's soul may never return
As embers wafted overhead against a reddening sky, Adonis and Denise Jones grabbed a few belongings and left their house last week in Altadena, California, figuring firefighters battling the Eaton ...
Late evacuation orders in Altadena raise haunting question: Could more lives have been spared?
After a report from The Times, officials have called for an external review into delayed evacuation alerts in western ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel13d
'What America should look like:' loss in the Altadena fires, and a hard road to recovery
There was no official alert about the wildfire barreling toward the mountainous community of Altadena, California, Erion Taylor remembers. Instead, she got a text from her neighborhood group chat ...
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 ...