The Eaton Fire, which started late Tuesday night, has destroyed numerous buildings in Altadena, including a number of houses of worship.
By late Wednesday, nearly all of the churches had burned down, including Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church on E. Altadena Drive. Debris from Altadena Community Church, which was located just across the street, was still blazing.
Early in the morning, over twelve hours after the fire in the Eaton Canyon region started, wind-blown embers and ashes caught both houses.
Carlo Fox claims that the last few days have been incredibly devastating because of the dozens of other homes and cherished businesses that made Altadena important to him, even if his home is still standing.
He remarked, “It’s terrible,” It’s unbelievable. Our coffee business, Cafe de Leche, which was within walking distance of our home, burned down.
Fox’s own restaurant, a landmark that has been a part of the neighborhood since the 1950s, is one of those cherished structures. Nevertheless, he asserts that the fact that he and his loved ones are secure is what matters most.
“I have a handful of friends whose houses burned down and I’m just trying to do what I can to be supportive,” Fox stated.
Among the other noteworthy structures demolished was Altadena’s well-known Bunny Museum, which had been the co-owners’ passion project for almost thirty years.
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The prominent strip mall where Side Pie used to be located was destroyed by fire, and the Altadena Golf Course posted footage of the site in ashes on social media. Altadena United Methodist Church in neighboring Jane’s Village was also destroyed, and scores of homes were lost in a heritage-designated district.
It is yet unknown how many buildings have been destroyed because the fire is still burning and has not been contained as of Wednesday night. Anthony Marrone, the chief of the Los Angeles County Fire Department, stated that he anticipated it to be above 1,000.