Cameron Mathison speaks out after losing home in LA fire

“General Hospital” star Cameron Mathison is among many people who have lost their homes due to wildfires in Los Angeles Countywhich continues to burn for a third day.

Mathison told “Good Morning America” Thursday that although he and his family are safe, he is left with only a few clothes and a few personal belongings after losing his Altadena home of a decade.

“I’ve been up all night. I can’t sleep,” Mathison told “GMA.” “I’ve lost my home and everything I own. I’m left with this hoodie and a pair of pants and two pairs of sneakers. That’s it.”

Cameron Mathison opens up about losing his home in the Eaton fire on “Good Morning America,” Jan. 9, 2025.

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The actor and former “GMA” contributor said he first noticed the Eaton fire, which began north of Pasadena, on Tuesday when he was heading out to dinner. The Eaton Fire has since grown to cover over 10,000 acres and is at 0% containment, with up to 500 structures damaged or destroyed.

“I ran home and I put a bag together with what I’m wearing… and I left to come and live in an apartment here in Pasadena with my daughter and her mother, and while we were watching the news, realize, that this could be bad,” Mathison recalled.

Mathison has shared on social media what he has seen of the fire damage, writing in a Instagram video caption Wednesday, “This is what is left of our beautiful home. Our home where our children were raised and where they would raise their own one day.”

The video shows still burning structures and charred trees surrounding the decimated debris of what used to be his home.

Mathison described his hometown of Altadena as being “completely decimated, like completely, like nothing has been built.”

“It’s so outrageous. So many people with so much loss,” he continued. “It’s still very disturbing and so surreal — and again, to think of the hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people going through the same thing, it’s just … devastating.”

Wind bends palm trees as the Eaton Fire moves through the area on January 8, 2025 in Altadena, California.

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As Mathison’s family and thousands of other families begin to process and respond to the wildfires’ impact, Mathison said he and his community plan to “help in any way we can.”

“Our neighbors are coming together in every way we can, supporting each other and also trying to help people who still have their homes. Amazingly, there are still houses standing here and there,” Mathison said.

To others who want to help victims of forest firesMathison said, “I really believe that prayers make a big difference, but also offering homes.”