The acrid smoke seeped into the walls of homes that survived the Eaton fire, which burned 7,000 buildings and killed at least 15 people. This devastation is overwhelming.
Jose Medina has seen fire again and again in the 40 years he has lived off Woodbury Road. But the fire that unfolded around his community last week felt akin to a world war, he said.
As displaced residents continue to collect clothes and shoes in front of a donation center set up by Medina’s family, the community is beginning to reckon with the loss.
Large swaths of Altadena are cordoned off, with law enforcement and national guards stationed at blocked streets, marking the severity and chaos of the aftermath.
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