As wildfires continue to ravage Los Angeles, historic Black neighborhoods are experiencing catastrophic damage. In Altadena, one of the city’s historic Black communities, a 66-year-old man tragically died while attempting to save his family home of 55 years.

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The working-class neighborhood of Altadena was hit especially hard by a devastating wildfire, with more than 7,000 structures lost. But people rallied to help each other. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz reports.

Many homes have been passed down for decades from parents to their children, but now the neighborhoods face a new challenge.