Altadena boy details terrifying moments leading up to losing his home

Southern California homes and businesses are still burning tonight with no end in sight.

Celebrities are taking to social media to express their dismay at losing their homes and flashy cars, but one family in Altadena is mourning the loss of 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 broken siding and bricks of what appears to be a house, as well as the charred remains of many other houses.

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A little boy from Altadena stands with his mother and brother amid the aftermath of the devastating wildfires. (Fox News Digital)

The young man seems to be keeping his composure as he speaks scary moments causing him to lose his home by embracing the only two things 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, we had flashlights, they were very good, and I went and they woke us up, me and my brother. And then we left our house,” he said. said the boy.

He said items in the house were burned, including a valuable 3D printer.

“It was very special to me and it will make me a little sad, but I don’t know why, but this is what happened to our house,” said the boy. “And many things that I loved are gone. And now everything is broken and all discolored and stuffy. These are the only things I have.”

A little boy from Altadena stands next to his mother and brother, talking about what they lost in the wildfire. (Fox News Digital)

Visibly disappointed, the boy shows the reporter the remains of his father’s and mother’s bicycles, and says he wants to come to the site of his former home to confirm what’s broken and see what’s left.

“I wanted to check that it was not damaged, my father took a video that it was broken.” “We went here for today so we know what happened and our chimney was where Santa came and now he’s gone. Now we can’t get presents here anymore.”

Here it is thousands of cases as the forest fire raged throughout the area.

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The charred remains of homes in Altadena after raging wildfires swept through the region. (Fox News Digital)

Turning to social media, the mother expressed that she was mentally exhausted from the incident as she tried to restore the family’s life. He said the new 3D printer mentioned in his son’s interview was one they had been waiting more than a year to get.

He pointed out how quickly it all happened, saying it was so fast and he didn’t think much of the fire until it was wind-driven.

“It all happened so fast. We thought we would have time to go back and store more stuff, but in less than 5 hours the whole neighborhood was gone. We grabbed our kids, 2 dogs and left with what little we could carry,” she said. his post noted. “Blessed to find a hotel in DTLA where we’ve been since Tuesday morning. Although we are grateful to be safe, the pain of losing everything is overwhelming. People often say, ‘The most important thing is that you’re alive.’ While that’s true, it doesn’t take away the heartache of loss.

Fox News Digital has reached out to the family for comment, but understandably, like many families, they have a lot to see while rebuilding what they’ve 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 that have ravaged the city of Angeles. About 30,000 hectares were affected by the fires, and about 15,000 homes and buildings were at risk on Thursday – up from 13,000 on Wednesday morning. Firefighters battled wildfires fueled by strong Santa Ana winds.