Victims of the Los Angeles fire include a man holding a garden hose and a father at his son’s bedside

Al Tanner, a family friend, told KTLA they found Victor’s charred body on the side of the road along with a water hose the next morning. “It seemed like he was trying to save the house that his parents had owned for almost 55 years,” Tanner said.

Rodney Nickerson

Rodney Nickerson, an 82-year-old Altadena resident, died in his bed after staying home because he felt he would be okay waiting at home, said his daughter, Kimiko Nickerson.

I talked to KTLA While he was standing next to the still burning remains of the family home.

She said her father has seen his fair share of fires over the decades.

“He was packing some things up, getting his car ready a little bit, and he said he was going to pack up his stuff, but he said he was going to stay here too… He said he felt like this would pass and be over.” “He will be here,” she said.

Kimiko Nickerson said her father bought the house in 1968 with a $5 down payment and raised his family there.

This article originally appeared on HuffPost.