Victim of Eaton Fire was found holding a hose from trying to save home of 55 years

One of the Californians killed in the Eaton Fire had refused to evacuate and was found holding a hose as he tried to save his family home of 55 years, according to grieving loved ones.

The charred remains of Victor Shaw, 66, were found Wednesday morning by a family friend outside of the Monterose Avenue home he lived in with his younger sister, Shari Shaw, KTLA reported.

Shari said she had tried to get her brother to evacuate Tuesday night as the fast-moving inferno closed in — but as she was going out the door, Victor told her he wanted to stay behind and fight the fire, despite having health problems that limited his mobility.

“When I went back in and yelled out his name, he didn’t reply back, and I had to get out because the embers were so big and flying like a firestorm that I had to save myself,” Shari told KTLA.

“And I looked behind me, and the house was starting to go up in flames, and I had to leave.”

Family friend Al Tanner found Victor’s burnt body on the side of the road the next morning — still with the garden hose in his hands.

“It looks like he was trying to save the home that his parents had for almost 55 years,” Tanner told the outlet.

Shari said she “fell to the ground” when she learned the horrible news — and couldn’t bring herself to look at her dead brother.

“They just told me that he was lying on the ground and that he looked serene, as if he was at peace,” she said.

Victor’s body was still on his family’s property as of Wednesday night, as conditions kept officials from the coroner’s office from retrieving him.

Victor Shaw is one of five victims so far confirmed killed in the Eaton Fire — the second largest of the five wildfires ravaging Los Angeles County — which has exploded to more than 10,600 acres and destroyed 972 structures as of Thursday morning.

The blaze remains 0% contained as strong Santa Ana winds fan the flames.