Fires continue to burn through homes and businesses across Southern California tonight, with no end in sight.
Celebrities have taken to social media to express their disappointment over losing their homes and fancy cars, but one Altadena family is grieving the loss of much more.
In an interview with Fox 11, the boy from Altadena stands next to his mother and younger brother. In the background, you can see the broken siding and brick of what appears to be a house, as well as the burnt remains of many other lost homes.
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An Altadena boy stands next to his mother and younger brother in the aftermath of a devastating wildfire. (Fox News Digital)
The boy seems to remain calm as he recounts the terrifying moments leading up to losing his home, clutching onto the only two things he has left in this world.
“Then the power went out…and we tried to go get my dad and he was coming. Then we had electricity and we had flashlights and it was great. So I 'Then we left the house,' the boy said.
He said items in his home were set on fire, including his prized 3D printer.
“I'm going to be a little sad because it was something very special to me. But I don't know why, but this happened to our home,” the boy said. “And so many things that I loved are gone. And now everything is broken, the colors and all that. And these are the only things I have.”
A little boy from Altadena stands next to his mother and younger brother as they talk about everything they lost in the wildfires. (Fox News Digital)
The boy, clearly disappointed, showed reporters the remains of his father and mother's bicycles and said he wanted to come to the site of their former home to see what had been destroyed and what was left. Ta.
“I wanted to make sure it wasn't broken, and my dad took a video of it breaking,” he says. “We went here today, so we know what happened. That used to be the chimney where Santa would come, and now it's gone. You can't get presents here anymore. you can't.”
This is the case for thousands of people as wildfires rage across the region.
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The remains of a home destroyed by the raging wildfires plaguing the area in Altadena. (Fox News Digital)
The mother expressed on social media that she is emotionally exhausted by the incident as the family tries to regain some semblance of life. She said she waited more than a year to receive the latest 3D printer mentioned in her son's interview.
She noted how quickly everything happened and said it happened so fast that she didn't think much about the fire until it was fanned by the wind and grew.
“It all happened so fast. We thought we would have time to go back to save more belongings, but in less than five hours, the entire neighborhood was burned to the ground. “She left with her children and two dogs, and what little luggage she had left behind. “I can carry it,” her post read. “We were lucky to find a hotel in DTLA where we have been staying since Wednesday morning. We are grateful to be safe, but the pain of losing everything is unbearable. 'The most important thing is that you're alive.' That's true, but it doesn't take away the heartbreak of the loss.'
Fox News Digital has reached out to the family for comment, but understandably, like many families, they have much work to do to rebuild what they have worked so hard to build.
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The Eaton Fire, burning in the Pasadena-Altadena area northeast of Los Angeles, is one of several fires hitting the city of Angeles. Nearly 30,000 acres have been affected by the fire, and nearly 15,000 homes and buildings were at risk as of Thursday, up from 13,000 as of Wednesday morning. Firefighters are struggling to extinguish wildfires caused by Santa Ana's strong winds.
