Sahag-Mesrob Armenian Christian School in California destroyed in wildfire

YEREVAN, JANUARY 9, ARMENPRESS. The Sahag-Mesrob Armenian Christian School in Altadena has been completely destroyed in the California wildfires, the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs of Armenia Zareh Sinanyan has said.

“This is horrifying… The Sahag-Mesrob Armenian Christian School has been burnt down. I am sorry for the losses of our compatriots in Los Angeles. I have no words for my friends who lost their homes in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena/Pasadena wildfires. Even the home where I stayed a month ago is gone,” said Sinanyan, a former member of Glendale, California.

According to Asbarez, the three fires currently raging in Southern California have impacted thousands of Armenian families who have been forced to evacuate from their homes and have impacted community institutions.

A fast-moving fire broke out in the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday night, threatening one of Los Angeles’ most iconic spots as firefighters battled to get under control three other major blazes that killed five people, put 130,000 people under evacuation orders and ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to inland Pasadena. The Palisades fire was the most destructive in the Los Angeles history, with at least 1,000 structures burned, AP reported.