PASADENA, Calif.—As they made their way through food stalls, FEMA tables, and Red Cross volunteers at the Pasadena Civic Center on Sunday, victims of a large fire burning in Altadena and other nearby cities invariably ended up in front of a large map of the burn area.
Dazed and traumatized, carrying blankets and backpacks, they gazed at the paper map and traced the curves of the wild, wind-driven fire that has laid waste to their lives.
Sima Alam, 49, knew soon after evacuating last Tuesday that her home was gone.
“As you can see, here’s all my stuff. I’m just trying to figure out where I’m going to go next,” the lifelong Altadena resident told The Epoch Times….