Altadena residents Jeffrey and Cheryll Ku shared moving images of their Jan. 7 escape from their home as the Eaton Fire approached.
The Kiss are among the residents of Los Angeles forced to flee the wildfires that raged through the city. On social media, the Kiss described the experience as ’34 minutes of pure terror’.
“The Eaton fire had just started on the hill above us and we had to act FAST,” Jeffrey Ku wrote in an Instagram post. “The wind was blowing and there was no electricity, so we took what we could. I took videos of the fire between drives and I never imagined how quickly conditions could deteriorate. By the time we left the sky was Filled with smoke, it was hard to breathe (sic), embers were flying everywhere and the sky was bright orange.”
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A house burns in the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, Wednesday, January 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
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The gruesome clip begins with Cheryll Ku frantically calling out to Jeffery, saying “we have a really big problem.” A moment later you hear her say, “Honey, we have to go.” From there, the video alternates between scenes of the couple running in and out of their home with their belongings, and almost apocalyptic footage of the Eaton Firecomplete with a fiery red sky.
“Please God. Please God, save us. Please God, save our house, please,” Jeffery is heard saying in the video before leaving his house for what he “thought would be the last time.”
In his Instagram post, Jeffery Ku said his house was still standing, but noted he knew others who were less fortunate and “lost everything.” Ku also expressed his gratitude to the first responders who battled the terrifying blaze.
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Charred street signs stand near a destroyed building on Lake Avenue after the Eaton Fire, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Altadena, California. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
The wildfires in Los Angeles have terrorized residents for a week, killing at least 24 people and forcing thousands to flee for their lives.
On Tuesday, Kristin Crowley, chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department, warned of “life-threatening and destructiveCrowley said the department is “carefully managing our operations to ensure we can quickly respond to new fires.”
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Vehicles and a house burn as powerful winds fuel devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area, forcing people to evacuate from the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, January 8, 2025. (Reuters/David Swanson)
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