When fires swept through Altadena, in Los Angeles County, generational wealth and a place of opportunity for people of color, went up in smoke.

The Eaton fire is burning near Altadena and Pasadena. Here is information on evacuations, shelters for people and animals, and road and school closures.

Most residents of middle-class Altadena could get fire insurance, but that is likely to change as residents rebuild and face price hikes.

In a Los Angeles suburb, multigenerational families like the Benns found affordable housing and a deep sense of connection. After the devastating fires, many wonder whether they’ll be able to rebuild what they’ve lost.

You can find links in the article below with more information on how to help those affected by the California wildfires.

But Garcia, who is an undocumented immigrant from Guatemala, sometimes cleans houses in those neighborhoods ... So she gathered her brothers and friends and went into burning areas of Altadena, Calif., to help keep the fires from spreading.

ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) — The sight of celebrity mansions and movie landmarks reduced to ashes can make it seem like the wildfires roaring through the Los Angeles area affected a constellation of ...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — High winds and dry conditions have led to the eruption of multiple wildfires in Los Angeles and the surrounding Southern California ... and near Altadena and Pasadena ...

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As the Eaton Fire raged through neighborhoods this week in Altadena, California, good Samaritans grabbed garden hoses, fire extinguishers and kitchen pots, dumping as much water as they could ...

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.

The Eaton Fire that tore through Altadena, California, turned the home of Jeff and Jennifer Cohen into a shell of what it used to be. "I think there's some walls up, and it seems like the second ...