Filipino actor-singer Inigo Pascual and his family in Los Angeles were among those impacted by the wildfires. Reports indicated that, fueled by strong winds and dry conditions, a series of intense wildfires broke out in January 2025 and spread rapidly across the Los Angeles area.

In an interview on the TFC talk show BRGY, hosted by Bianca Gonzalez, Inigo recalled his family’s close call with the disaster.

“Actually, we were in between two of the big fires. I live in La Crescenta, so near Pasadena. We were closest to the Eaton Fire, which is the second largest fire that was happening at the time,” Inigo said.

He shared how frightening the experience was, especially since only his mother, grandfather, and their cats were at home when they had to evacuate.

“I was in South America when it happened. It was scary. My mom and my lolo were the only ones in LA. And, you know, I have my two cats. I have all my things. The moment that it was on the news, my mom decided to evacuate already. We weren't given the signal to evacuate yet. Even without it, my mom was like ‘You know I'm not going to take our chances because it's going to be harder to evacuate once everybody's already leaving,'” he shared.

The actor-singer also expressed how worried he was, not being there with his family during such a dangerous time.

“The whole time you know it was hard for me to to be in the moment where I was at because I was like I don't even know if I'm going to come back to anything. I'm worried about my cats, about the house, my things, my mom, and my lolo,” he expressed.

Inigo mentioned how difficult the situation was, with his mother and grandfather having to evacuate twice.

“I think they had to evacuate twice because they went back. It was going down then and all. Doon kasi sa map it will show it'll show which ones are the red zones, the orange, and the yellow. We were in the orange for the longest time and then naging yellow. The next day, we were in the orange zone again,” he recalled.

He also recalled how he kept checking for updates to ensure the safety of his family.

“Each day I'm asking for updates, like what's happening? The whole time I was on the fire app, you know, just checking like is it getting any smaller? Is it spreading even more? Because it was scary. The winds were really strong,” Inigo said.

Inigo's home was spared from the disaster, but he couldn't help but feel for those who were affected.

“Thankfully, our house wasn't affected by it. It's sad to see a lot of people lose their homes, many of them seniors who have spent their lives there. It's hard to see that happen to people you know, in the neighborhood and city where you grew up,” he said.

The actor-singer also reassured everyone that everything is now okay: “Everything was good already. Thank God. I was really, really scared.”