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Even before the Palisades and Eaton fires scorched thousands of businesses and homes in January, the county’s financial outlook was unusually grim.

She walks through the main yard of the women's section, glancing at the scorched walls, scattered cooking pots and piles of clothing.

She returned to her car, having felt the symbolism of Tommy’s surviving basketball hoop, and having salvaged a ceramic figurine and a slightly scorched metal figurine of a trumpet player.

The skeleton of the piano was barely distinguishable, marked by a metal plate bearing the name “Steinway” and some scorched metal strings.

Descriptions of broken windows, burnt chairs and scorched upholstery have been reported in local media.