VIDEO: For the first time, researchers have been able to study the direct health effects the devastating January wildfires had on residents of Los Angeles County. Some of it you might expect, but one major finding is one researchers have never seen before.
“When we pulled up we couldn’t believe everything was gone,” said Altadena resident Claudine Eng. Hours after evacuating, Eng and her children went back to see if their home was still standing. Fire had engulfed the garages and living quarters next to the main house. The family picked up garden hoses to fight the flames.
It was an all-day battle. “Just all the excitement of wanting to put this fire out. That kind of took over. We kind of didn’t think about our safety,” said Eng. Now new research reveals that resident don’t have to be that close to the fires for very long to experience health effects.
