Tree smashes car in Altadena as Eaton Fire burn scar is hit with heavy downpour

Tree smashes car in Altadena as Eaton Fire burn scar is hit with heavy downpour

Damage from a tree that uprooted and fell on a car in Altadena left one street closed for nearly seven hours. "I thank God I wasn't in that car. That's the main thing."

Heavy rainfall triggers downed tree, sink holes in the San Gabriel Valley

City crews worked in rainy conditions Saturday evening to remove a large fallen oak tree in Altadena that smashed into the vehicle of a man visiting the area. The giant oak tree came crashing down onto a parked car around 3 p.m. on Meadowbrook Road near Allen Avenue, where the saturated ground could no longer anchor the massive tree. “We just heard an unnatural noise, like just a big bang,” said Jim Jermonak, who was visiting the Altadena area f…