Anger and resentment rise in Los Angeles over fire response

Altadena, United States: After being largely reduced to ashes by wildfire, Altadena was being patrolled by National Guard soldiers on Friday. For r...

Altadena, United States: After being largely reduced to ashes by wildfire, Altadena was being patrolled by National Guard soldiers on Friday.

For residents of this devastated Los Angeles suburb, the arrival of these men in uniform is too little, too late.

"We didn't see a single firefighter while we were throwing buckets of water to defend our house against the flames" on Tuesday night, said Nicholas Norman, 40.

"They were too busy over in the Palisades saving the rich and famous's properties, and they let us common folks burn," said the teacher.

But the fire did not discriminate.