KNX News reporter Nataly Tavidian has been on the front lines of coverage as the Los Angeles Wildfires continue to rage. However, she has become part of the story as her home was one of countless that have burned to the ground due to the inferno.
Earlier this week, Tavidian spent all night covering the fires that continue to ravage the region. At around 5 AM the following morning, she received word that her Pasadena home had been lost due to the blaze.
“I have not slept all night,” Nataly Tavidian told KNX News on Thursday. “I was covering this until about two in the morning and had to leave. Every single street here in Upper Hastings Ranch on the east side of Pasadena was filled with cops saying get out, and all people could do, all everybody was telling me was, ’Let’s hope that our home is here in the morning.’”
She added that while her family is safe, her mother is “hysterical” over the loss of the home the family purchased in 1998. Tavidian added that her father had passed away in recent years, with the home holding sentimental value to the family.
A family friend has launched a GoFundMe campaign for Nataly Tavidian and her family after the total loss.
“Nataly is a beacon of strength, kindness, and compassion—not only for her family but also for her community,” the fundraising page says. “She has hardly slept, balancing the heartbreak of her personal loss with the demands of her work. She is holding her family, herself, and her community through this unimaginable time. Now, it’s our turn to hold her.”
As of this publication, more than $15,000 has been contributed to the GoFundMe account launched to help Tavidian and her family.
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