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jeanoappleseed on Nostr: This has been a very stressful day, with the #windstorm & now the #wildfire. Because ...

This has been a very stressful day, with the #windstorm & now the #wildfire.

Because the noise in the house made it seem so scary, I decided to work in the garden this afternoon to get more at ease with the wind and I was doing quite well until my neighbor called me to tell me a wildfire had broken out only 2 miles from where we live: the Eaton fire.

Despite lots of smoke and strong winds, the fire appears to be moving away from us at this time. A number of Pasadena & Altadena neighborhoods have been evacuated but we’re still ok here and hope that doesn’t change. Sadly some houses were destroyed.

This is the most violent storm here in more than 13 years when a very destructive storm caused extensive damage in Pasadena, Dec 1, 2011.

Here is a video from earlier this evening when the fire was visible from our house. Parts of our street only 4 blocks east of here, is still under an evacuation warning.