By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-01-10 16:11:34 | Updated at 2025-01-10 20:28:32
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Footage of firefighters saving photo albums and family heirlooms from a burning house in the Palisades has captured the hearts of millions - as fires continue to ravage Los Angeles.
As per an NBC News report, fire crews with the Los Angeles Fire Department's No. 37 station in Westwood were battling the fire on Tuesday when they made the effort to save sentimental items from the burning home.
In a now-viral clip shared online, the heroic firefighters can be seen walking out carrying albums and setting them down across the road before heading back into the blaze.
There appears to be around two dozen albums that have already been rescued from the catastrophic fire.
'Just trying to save some photos,' one firefighter said as he set down the armful of photos away from the burning property.
In another clip, two firefighters are then seen retrieving a grandfather clock and several other pieces of furniture from the house.
NBCLA reporter Karma Dickerson, who witnessed the incredible act of kindness, said the firefighters were doing their best to save some of the sentimental items that were inside the home.
'I was watching them carry out family's keepsakes. It was pretty extraordinary for them to make that a priority understanding that the house would likely be lost,' Dickerson said.
As per an NBC News report, fire crews with the Los Angeles Fire Department station 37 in Westwood were battling the fire on Tuesday when they made the effort to save some sentimental items from the burning home
The firefighters said they were hoping the retrieved items would bring the homeowners some comfort amid their loss.
The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area have killed at least 10 people and burned more than 10,000 homes and other structures, officials said, as they urged more people to heed evacuation orders after a new blaze ignited and quickly grew.
The Kenneth Fire started in the late Thursday afternoon in the San Fernando Valley just two miles from a school serving as a shelter for evacuees from another fire.
It moved into neighboring Ventura County but a large and aggressive response by firefighters stopped the flames from spreading.
About 400 firefighters remained on scene overnight to guard against the fire flaring up.
Only hours before the Kenneth Fire roared to life officials expressed encouragement after firefighters aided by calmer winds and help from crews from outside the state saw the first signs of successfully beating back the region's two devastating wildfires.
The Eaton Fire near Pasadena that started Tuesday night has burned more than 5,000 structures, a term that includes homes, apartment buildings, businesses, outbuildings and vehicles.
Firefighters were able to establish the first bit of containment Thursday.
The firefighters said they were hoping the retrieved items would give the homeowners some comfort amid their loss
Dozens of blocks were flattened in the upscale Pacific Palisades neighborhood which is home to a slew of A-list celebrities
In this aerial view taken from a helicopter, burned homes are seen from above during the Palisades fire in Malibu, Los Angeles county, California on January 9, 2025
Fire crews walk as they battle the Kenneth Fire in the West Hills section of Los Angeles
Dozens of blocks were flattened in the upscale Pacific Palisades neighborhood which is home to a slew of A-list celebrities.
For many, only the outlines of homes and their chimneys remained.
Paris Hilton, Anthony Hopkins, Tina Knowles, John Goodman, Candy Spelling, Milo Ventimiglia, and Miles Teller are among those whose homes were demolished.
The so-called Palisades Fire between Santa Monica and Malibu on LA's western flank and the Eaton Fire in the east near Pasadena already rank as the most destructive in Los Angeles history, consuming more than 34,000 acres.
The government has not yet released figures on the cost of the damage, but private forecaster AccuWeather estimated the economic loss at $135 billion to $150 billion, portending an arduous recovery and soaring homeowners' insurance costs.
