Altadena is inherently prone to fire. But Black residents are the most vulnerable. Mario Tama/Getty Images by Calvin Schermerhorn, Arizona State University The damage from the Eaton Fire wasn’t indiscriminate. The blaze that ravaged the city of Altadena, California, in January 2025, killing 17 people and consuming over 9,000 buildings, destroyed Black Altadenans’ homes in … Continued
