.JPG) A house burns as powerful winds fueling devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area force people to evacuate, at the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, U.S. January 8, 2025. The fires broke out on January 7, when dry desert winds whipped over mountain passes with hurricane force, following eight months without rain. The fires killed 22 people, destroyed nearly 12,000 homes and caused as much as $53.8 billion in property damage.  / REUTERS/David Swanson SEARCH
                                A house burns as powerful winds fueling devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area force people to evacuate, at the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, U.S. January 8, 2025. The fires broke out on January 7, when dry desert winds whipped over mountain passes with hurricane force, following eight months without rain. The fires killed 22 people, destroyed nearly 12,000 homes and caused as much as $53.8 billion in property damage.  / REUTERS/David Swanson SEARCH 
            
                      
               
             
            Terry Kilgore lives alone in his Altadena neighborhood in California, sleeping in a recreational vehicle and surrounded by empty lots that were once the site of family homes.
In January, those homes were burned to the ground.
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