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They made a post-apocalyptic Sundance film. Then their homes burned
The zombie apocalypse film Didn't Die was made amid the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic and upheaval in Hollywood. The ...
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12 hours of fire that decimated Altadena: ‘I’m going to lose half of my town’
When residents first saw flames on a hillside in Eaton Canyon, the fire itself was not that large. But with gusts clocked at 59 mph, the fire quickly started pushing a shower of sparks across the ...
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Western Altadena got evacuation order many hours after Eaton fire exploded. 17 people died there
Records, radio logs and interviews show that residents living west of Lake Avenue were not told to evacuate via electronic alerts until many hours after the Eaton fire started. Residents said they ...
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How did a cluster of homes near the Eaton fire’s ignition point emerge unscathed?
When Michael Olson saw what would become the Eaton fire, the flames at the base of an electrical tower looked small, seemingly manageable. Then the winds that night on Jan. 7 blew a shower of ...
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Orange County fire chief uses milk and beer to save two homes from Eaton Fire
IRVINE, Calif. (KABC) -- Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy saved two homes in a burning Altadena neighborhood during the Eaton Fire. Incredibly, he did it with milk and beer.
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The Tongva’s land burned in Eaton fire. But leaders say traditional practices mitigated damage
The descendants of the Los Angeles Basin’s first people had not had land of their own for nearly 200 years. Two years ago, a 1-acre property in suburban Altadena dotted with oak trees and shrubs ...
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Attorneys for fire victim say utility may have destroyed evidence of what caused deadly LA-area fire
LOS ANGELES — Attorneys for a woman who is among thousands who lost their homes in the Eaton Fire outside Los Angeles say Southern California Edison crews working to repair and restore power in ...
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Firefighters boost containment of Palisades and Eaton fires amid break from destructive winds
Containment on the Palisades and Eaton fires that have kept thousands of Los Angeles County residents out of their homes, some for more than a week, grew overnight after winds that have plagued ...
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More evacuation orders lifted, downgraded for Eaton Fire burn area
ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- More evacuation orders were lifted for people in the Eaton Fire burn areas on Sunday. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, orders and warnings have ...
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What happened on Thursday, Jan. 16 as crews improved containment on Palisades, Eaton fires
Containment on the Palisades and Eaton fires that have kept thousands of Los Angeles County residents out of their homes, some for more than a week, grew overnight after winds that have plagued ...
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As Altadena’s Eaton fire still burns, wildlife evacuees find refuge in Orange County
All the way from Altadena to Huntington Beach, the first wave of wildlife refugees are finding sanctuary from the Eaton fire in the open arms, and pens, of the Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center.