“All My Children” actor Cameron Matheson has advice on what not to say to people who lost their homes in the Los Angeles fires.
“Maybe if you share or comment on someone who lost their home in a fire and everything they owned, everyone has a very different relationship with their house,” the TV star said in a clip shared on Instagram.
Matheson lost his home in the Los Angeles fires that started Jan. 7 and are still burning.
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Cameron Mathison shares advice on what not to say to people who lost their homes in the Los Angeles fires. (Getty Images; Cameron Matheson/Instagram)
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“Some people may just move around a lot. Some people may move to Los Angeles but bring all their childhood stuff back home with their parents. And then some people may have been in that house for a long time and that really represents a lifetime. “The memories, this is where their kids grew up and everything they had — everything they owned — is in it,” the “General Hospital” star explained, “from their childhood to their kids’ childhood. , which represents a physical experience.
“Keep this in mind when you share, you might say, ‘It’s just a house,’ or ‘It’s just stuff, you can replace it.'”
“That may be true for some people, but for many people it’s much more than that,” he added.
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Cameron Mathison’s home was destroyed in Southern California fires, leaving behind “valuable” items. (Getty Images)
“Keep this in mind when you share, you might say, ‘It’s just a house,’ or ‘It’s just stuff, you can replace it.’ That might be true for some people, but For many people, it’s much more than that.
Matheson previously revealed that he left behind some “valuable” items when he evacuated his home due to the Eaton Fire. The actor only took his passport, birth certificate and photo album because he “didn’t really believe” he would lose his house.
“Unfortunately, I left behind some precious things, things that were very, very small for the kids, and it’s film that you can’t replace,” Matheson said. entertainment tonight. “If I really thought the house was going to collapse, I would grab more stuff.”
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Matheson recalled watching the news when he learned his home had burned down. “I was just sitting there and it was like 6 o’clock in the morning and I had to go there,” he continued, adding that he bought a mask and protective glasses before entering the neighborhood. “It looked like a war zone.”
When he arrived, the actor realized that his family’s home was “all gone.” “It was really, really destroyed. There was nothing there. Nothing. Everything was burned to ashes.”
Cameron Matheson and his estranged wife Vanessa Matheson lost their home in the Eaton Fire. (Paul Archuleta/Getty Images)
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On January 8, the Eaton Fire destroyed buildings and left trees swaying in strong winds. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Southern California firefighters on Wednesday continued to battle the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have killed at least 28 people and destroyed more than 14,000 structures since they broke out on Jan. 7. The control rate is 91%.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms is investigating the cause of the fire but has not released any findings.
Cars inside a dealership were charred after the Jan. 10 Eaton fire. (Jae C. Hong/Associated Press)
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
