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Altadena residents demand probe of Eaton Canyon fire response; board pledges outside audit and follow-up
Summary
Multiple Altadena residents and community groups urged Los Angeles County supervisors to open an independent investigation into the Eaton Canyon wildfires and alleged failures by the fire and sheriff departments; the board said it will arrange an independent outside audit and community notification.
Residents who lost homes in the Eaton Canyon wildfires and community organizations pressed the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on March 18 for an independent investigation into the county’s emergency response and utility failures.
Several residents described harrowing evacuations and the rapid loss of homes. Sofia Vidal, who said she had been a homeowner in Altadena for 28 years and lost her house to the fire, told the board she and her husband were the only ones fighting flames around their home as they evacuated before dawn. “When my house was burning, the only ones that were there were my husband and myself,” Vidal said in…
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