ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) — Peaches & Herb singer Linda Tavani and her husband Steven had been among the many many residents whose properties had been destroyed within the devastating Eaton Fire.
After escaping from the wildfire with solely the garments on their backs, their pets and only a few gadgets, the Altadena couple says they plan to rebuild.
“It is onerous to take a look at,” Linda mentioned in an interview with ABC7, standing on her charred property. “It seems like a part of me is useless now. I will not get it again.”
Stephen is a songwriter and music producer. Linda gained fame as a part of the vocal duo Peaches & Herb, who had plenty of large hits within the Seventies and ’80s, together with “Shake Your Groove Factor” and “Reunited.”
“It is fairly onerous to recollect one thing and go, ‘My piano is gone,'” Linda mentioned. “Or my rings, my wedding ceremony rings, my wedding ceremony costume, what I sing in after I’m on the golf equipment — it is gone.”
Stephen mentioned they actually obtained out minutes earlier than the wildfire reached their dwelling.
“We obtained out with simply our garments,” he mentioned. “I grabbed our wedding ceremony image. We had loads of photos from around the globe and every thing. All we obtained was the garments on our backs and three canine and two cats.”
Now they surprise what occurs subsequent. Stephen is grateful for what they’ve, however he says rebuilding is overwhelming.
The county Board of Supervisors accredited will increase in day by day allowable dumping limits on the Lancaster Landfill and the Sunshine Canyon Landfill in Granada Hills to deal with disposal of particles from the Palisades and Eaton fires.
“The worry is: I am a composer. She’s a singer. I do not know tips on how to construct a home, and the worry is while you’re constructing it you are going to run out of cash,” he mentioned.
The main query is how lengthy the rebuilding course of will take take. The Tavanis know they wish to keep in Altadena, however additionally they know that the group won’t ever be what it as soon as was.
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