Viral video of 100-year-old woman left behind during Eaton Fire prompts state investigation
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Amanda Starrantino reports from Altadena, where a recently viral video of LASD deputies finding a 100-year-old woman left behind when her elderly living center during the Eaton Fire was evacuated has prompted an investigation from state officials.
Omg that breaks my heart.
Absolutely infuriating but I'm so glad she was found. Definitely needs to be investigated
Wow! Shame on MonteCedro! I used to go there to accompany their choir. What an evil place.
Poor lady…😢😢. So glad she is ok.
I worked in a senior facility and there are protocols for safe evacuation during an emergency so this does not happen I left because it’s so sad that most employees don’t care I would never put my mom in a place like that even if it looks nice.
I dont like that at all😠they need to fix that ASAP! True fail! How dare they leave the most vulnerable behind! Fix it!
Most people don’t care, they just want a paycheck. 🤷🏼♂️🤔
And that is a wealthy retirement community, imagine how poor peoples senior places are treated….
I think it’s about 3.5 million to get in.
Montecedro is beautiful inside, they have a theater, gym, gym coach, games, happy hour, food is fabulous, etc . Its unfortunate that this situation overshadows them
wait, so their story is that they searched every single room but somehow the 100 year old lady with a walker was too elusive to find? I bet if the bill was late, they would've found her real quick.
Damn straight.
For sure
True
It’s devastating how news (valid or not or in combination) is portrayed to get the most publicity. The Eaton Fire affected ALL of Altadena, including it’s residents and their families, businesses, first responders, and government officials, who were ALL chaotically responding to 2 concurrent horrific disasters, 100 mph hurricane winds and wildfires, with extremely limited resources.
In response to criticism from the public, please be mindful of everyone who were victims of 2 concurrent horrific disasters.
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living states “shelter in place (SIP) is defined as: A protective action strategy taken to maintain resident care in the facility and to limit the movement of residents, staff and visitors in order to protect people and property from a hazard” where evacuation is deemed unsafe or unnecessary.
There was absolutely no evacuation warnings or evacuation orders west of Altadena for 10hrs, this includes the facility of MonteCedro and therefore does not warrant a necessary evacuation, considering that 100 mph hurricane winds with down power lines, trees, and several debris were flying and scattered everywhere including streets, that could potentially pose a life threatening hazard for the vulnerable residents at the time when the Eaton fire was miles away from the facility.
The facility is a Type 1 construction that is designed to withstand high temperatures without collapsing, giving occupants more time to evacuate safely, with transportation assistance and escort from first responders who were knowledgeable of the Eaton Fire status and hazards from the hurricane winds.
ALL in Altadena were victims of this tragedy so please be very cautious when placing blame on ALL those who were incredibly vulnerable at the time while making life threatening decisions during 2 unprecedented devastating disasters.
The first responders are the real heroes of this devastating disaster but adding more fuel for the public to criticize will spread more fire for the vulnerable victims of Altadena.
😢😢😢