ALTADENA, Calif. (CNS) -- Eaton Fire survivors Friday urged Gov. Gavin Newsom and elected officials representing Altadena to ensure properties undergo robust remediation to address contaminants after a recent report found that many homes continued to test positive for asbestos and lead following initial clean up.

On Friday, members of the Eaton Fire Survivors United -- a group of Altadena residents who were impacted by January's blaze -- conducted a news conference to discuss the results of their report. A survey of about 50 homes found that 50% of them received access to asbestos testing and 90% of homes had lead testing.

Of those 50 homes, 25 of them tested positive for asbestos, or about 36%, post-remediation. Meanwhile, 45 out of 50 homes, about 96%, tested for lead post-remediation

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