Large burning embers are seen flying through the air during the Eaton fire in Altadena Wednesday Jan. 8, 2025. Hundreds of homes have burned in the northern and eastern areas of Altadena which sits next to the San Gabriel Mountains north of Pasadena. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

While another Los Angeles County wildfire burned homes to the ground, the community of Altadena was also left devastated by a quickly moving blaze — one that has left at least five people dead and injured several others as it wiped out entire buildings.

I looked behind me, and the house was starting to go up in flames, and I had to leave.” Related: L.A. Fires Live: Death Toll Grows to 5 as Blazes Continue to Burn Through the Region Shari said she attempted to get her brother to evacuate,

A heroic California wildfire victim was found dead still holding a hose that he used to protect his family home of 55 years. Victor Shaw, 66, was discovered by family members on the property north of Pasadena,