Southern California Homes and businesses are still burning tonight and there doesn't seem to be an end in sight.
Celebrities are taking to social media to express their disappointment at the loss of their flashy homes and cars, but one Altadena family is grieving the loss of something much more.
In an interview with Fox 11, the little boy from Altadena stands next to his mother and brother. In the background, you can see the scarred and brick sides of what looked like a house, as well as the burned-out wreckage of several other homes that were lost.
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A young boy from Altadena stands next to his mother and brother amid the aftermath of devastating forest fires. (Fox News Digital)
The young boy seemed to maintain his composure as he recounted what happened Scary moments Resulting in the loss of his home while holding on to the only two things he had left in this world.
“And then – the power went out… And then we were going to get our father, but he was coming. Then we had power, flashlights, and it was very good and she went and woke us up, me and my brother. Then we left our house,” the boy said.
He said items in the house were burned, including the valuable 3D printer.
The boy said: “It was very special to me and would make me a little sad, but I don’t know why, but this is what happened to our house.” “A lot of the things I love are gone. Now, everything is broken and lost its color and stuff. These are the only things I have.”
A young boy from Altadena stands next to his mother and brother, recounting everything he lost in the bushfires. (Fox News Digital)
The boy, looking disappointed, showed the reporter the remains of his father and mother's bicycles, and said he wanted to come to the site of his former home to confirm what was broken and see what remained.
“I wanted to check it and see if it was broken, and my father filmed a video showing it was broken,” he says. “We went here today, so we know what happened and that was our chimney where Santa comes and now it's gone. Now we can't get presents here anymore.”
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Burnt remains of homes in Altadena after raging forest fires swept through the area. (Fox News Digital)
The mother took to social media to express her mental exhaustion from the incident as the family tried to get their lives back together. She said the brand new 3D printer mentioned in her son's interview was the printer they had been waiting to get for over a year.
She noted how quickly everything happened, saying it was so fast and she didn't think much about the fire until it was growing and being fueled by the wind.
“It all happened so fast. We thought there would be time to go back, to salvage more of our belongings, but in just under 5 hours, the entire neighborhood was consumed. We grabbed our kids, our two dogs, and left with what little we had,” she said. “We were fortunate enough to find a hotel in DTLA where we have been staying since Wednesday morning. While we are grateful to be safe, the pain of losing everything is overwhelming. People often say: “What matters most is that you are alive.” 'Although this is true, it does not take away the heartbreak of loss.'
Fox News Digital has reached out to the family for comment, but it is understood that, as with many families, they have a lot to do to rebuild what they have worked so hard for.
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The Eaton Fire, burning in the Pasadena-Altadena area northeast of Los Angeles, is one of several fires sweeping through Los Angeles. Nearly 30,000 acres have been affected by the fires and nearly 15,000 homes and structures were at risk as of Thursday — up from 13,000 as of Wednesday morning. Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires driven by strong Santa Ana winds.
