Another man, 82 years old, died in his bed during the wind-driven fires that have destroyed so much of the Los Angeles area this week, according to his family. The man was found holding a yard hose.
At least 10 people were killed in the fires, and five of them died in the Eaton Fire. One of the people who died was Victor Shaw, 66, who was found with a hose in his hand after the fires destroyed his neighborhood. Shari Shaw, his sister, told CBS News that she thinks he tried to put out the fire.
“He wasn’t in the best of health but I know he probably fought with all his will,” she shared.
Shaw told her big brother she would miss him.
“I’ll miss talking to him, joking about, traveling with him and I’ll just miss him to death,” she stated. “I just hate that he had to go out like that.”
Rodney Nickerson, who was 82 years old, also died in the Eaton Fire. He died in his bed. His daughter Kimiko Nickerson said he wanted to stay in the middle-class neighborhood of Altadena where he has lived for a long time.
“I’ll be fine,” she told CBS News. “He said Altadena’s been through some stuff.”
One of the people who died in the Altadena fire was 67-year-old cripple Anthony Mitchell. His son, Justin, has cerebral palsy, and so did Mitchell.
“They didn’t make it out,” Mitchell’s daughter Hajime White said, adding that the two were waiting for an ambulance to come get them.
The AP reported that White said police told her Mitchell was found next to his son’s bed.
Nira Chow, who lives in Altadena, was able to leave her house before it caught fire, but when she got back, it was just a pile of burning rubble.
She told CBS News, “I’ve lost everything.” “Pictures, memories…”
The fires burned more than 10,000 buildings because strong winds fanned the flames in areas with lots of people. People who live there have talked about their scary escapes and losing their homes. Photos show terrible scenes of homes being destroyed by fire.
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