Scenes of heartbreak
Racking up devastation unlike any blaze in Los Angeles County’s history, a flurry of massive, wind-driven fires leaves communities in tears
Heavy smoke pours out of a burning market on North Lake Avenue in Altadena on Wednesday. Will Lester — Staff photographer
A man walks through Altadena’s business district on Wednesday during the Eaton fire. Sarah Reingewirtz — Staff photographer
Pictures from a destroyed home are gathered after being found in a backyard during the Eaton fire in Pasadena on Thursday. Keith Birmingham Staff photographer
A charred American flag flies at half-staff Thursday in Altadena at Lake Avenue and Altadena Drive, where businesses were destroyed in the Eaton fire. Sarah Reingewirtz — Staff photographer
Ashley Dimalanta holds up one of the few items of her family’s that survived the Eaton fire, a family photo including her late grandmother, as her uncle Benhard Dimalanta looks on after their family home on Woodlyn Road in Pasadena was destroyed Thursday. Keith Birmingham — Staff photographer
Csaba Buzy tries to stop a fire at his neighbor’s home from spreading to his and other houses on El Molino Avenue in Altadena on Wednesday during the Eaton fire. Sarah Reingewirtz — Staff photographer