'It's gone. Altadena is all gone' – returning homeowner
Bonnie and Jason Matthews have lived in Altadena since 2017.
On Tuesday they heard a a fire had taken hold in Eaton Canyon, about five miles away. By 10pm, the power had gone, and police drove by warning everyone to evacuate.
They took their cats and left.
"In the morning, we still had no word so my husband decided to drive up," Bonnie told the BBC.
"That's when he texted me 'It's gone. Altadena is all gone."
