Many of Altadena's standing homes are still contaminated with lead and asbestos even after cleanup

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Altadena homeowners, worried the cleanup of Eaton fire ash within their still-standing homes wasn’t sufficient, commissioned professional testing.

Many tested positive for lead or asbestos at levels that pose long-term health risks.

Eaton Fire Residents United, the advocacy group that compiled the report, is calling on Gov. Newsom to declare an “ash zone” to help homeowners more easily get insurance relief.

More than half of still-standing homes within the area the Eaton fire’s ash settled had significant lead contamination even after extensive indoor remediation efforts, according to new findings announced Thursday from the grassroots advocacy group Eaton Fire Residents Unite