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A firefighter works as homes burn during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County, Calif., on Jan. 7, 2025.

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‘Everything I knew burned down around me’: A journalist looks back on LA’s fires

by Tonya Mosley January 5, 2026January 5, 2026

Jacob Soboroff was raised in the Pacific Palisades and reported live from the area as it was devastated by fire in 2025. In Firestorm, Soboroff offers a minute-by-minute account of the catastrophe.

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