Far from Hollywood's wealth, Los Angeles fire survivors feel forgotten

Many residents told Reuters they were concerned that government resources would be channeled towards high-profile areas popular with A-Listers

Water is dropped by helicopter on the Kenneth Fire in the West Hills section of Los Angeles. Picture: AP Photo/Ethan Swope

In the close-knit Los Angeles suburb of Altadena, where rows of neat bungalows once nestled in the shadow of the San Gabriel Mountains, smoldering ruins and the skeletal frames of burnt-out cars now lie.

While the fires that have devastated celebrity neighborhoods near Malibu have caught the world's attention, a similar-sized blaze in Eaton Canyon, north of Los Angeles, has ravaged Altadena, a racially and economically diverse community.