Altadena’s son details the terrifying moments leading up to losing his home.

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Southern California homes and businesses are still burning tonight and there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight.

Celebrities are taking to social media to express their grief over the loss of their homes and flashy cars, but one family in Altadena is grieving the loss of more than that.

In an interview with Fox 11, the little boy from Altadena stood next to his mother and brother. In the background, you can see the crumbling walls and bricks that look like houses and several other houses that have burned down.

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A little boy from Altadena stands next to his mother and brother. (Fox News Digital)

The young man seems calm as he narrates the horrors of losing his home with the only two things he had left in this world.

“And then – the power went out … and then we were going to get our father, but he was coming. Then the power, flashlights, they are very good and I went and woke us up, me and my brother. Then we left our house,” said the boy.

He said items in the house were burnt, including an award-winning 3D printer.

“It was very special for me and it’s going to make me a little sad, but I don’t know why, but this is what happened to our house,” said the boy. “And so many things that I love are gone. And now, and everything is broken and everything has lost its color and substance. And these are the only things I have.”

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A little boy from Altadena stands next to his mother and brother and tells the story of everything that was lost in the fire. (Fox News Digital)

The visibly upset boy showed the reporter the remains of his father’s and mother’s bicycles and said he wanted to come to the site of their former home to verify what was destroyed and see what was left.

“I wanted to see if it wasn’t broken and my dad took a video of it being broken,” he says. “We went here for today, so what happened and our chimney was where Santa used to come and now it’s gone. Now we can’t get presents here.”

This is the case for thousands of people as wildfires rage everywhere.

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The remains of a burned house in Altadena following a massive wildfire in the area. (Fox News Digital)

The mother expressed on social media that the family was mentally exhausted as they attempted to end their lives. She said they waited over a year to receive the new 3D printer mentioned in their son’s interview.

She points out how quickly everything happened, saying it was so fast and she didn’t think much of the fire until it was blown away by the wind.

“Everything happened so fast. We thought we would have time to save most of our belongings, but in less than 5 hours, the entire camp was consumed. We left with our children, 2 dogs and a little bit more. We could carry it,” her post said. “We are blessed to have a hotel in DTLA as of Wednesday morning. Although we are grateful for our safety, the pain of losing everything is overwhelming. People often say, ‘The most important thing is that you are alive.’ ‘ While this is true, it doesn’t take away the heartbreak of the loss.

Fox News Digital reached out to the family for comment, but understandably, they, like many families, have a lot to look forward to as they rebuild what they’ve worked so hard to rebuild.

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The Eaton Fire, which is burning in the Pasadena-Altadena area northeast of Los Angeles, is one of several fires that have ravaged the city of Angeles. About 30,000 acres of land were affected by the fire, and about 15,000 homes and buildings were at risk as of Thursday — up from 13,000 as of Wednesday morning. Firefighters struggled to control the blaze, driven by strong Santa Ana winds.

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