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Altadena Residents Share Stories About Surviving the Eaton Wildfires | Billboard News


Local residents of Altadena share their first hand stories of how the fires burned their homes down, how they’re trying to rebuild, and more.

Julian Perry:Hearing the loud explosions and the pops and that crunch of the wood was, you know, was terrifying. I’m staying calm thinking, like, “You know, we’ve had these before, it’ll be all right.” And so we start packing stuff up. So I was like, “I’m gonna stay as long as my dad stays.” But then around 8:39 o’clock, the power goes out, and that’s when it gets scary.

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