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LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - Survivors of the Eaton Fire in Altadena stood united Thursday morning as they offered their response to Southern California Edison's draft compensation plan.

Nine months later, some houses are still standing, but the lead contamination has made them uninhabitable.

"We have a standing home, but we are still displaced. We haven't been back since January 7," said Krista Copeland, who is concerned about the contamination of the soil and of everything inside her house.

"I have lived in Altadena for 10 years. It is the longest I have lived in any one building. It's the place I have felt the most at home. I love my community, I want to be back, and I don't want to be poisoned," said Moira Cue.

Other homes have been leveled. Michelle Rochester watched

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