Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot took to social media Thursday, revealing that her aunt and uncle had ‘lost literally everything’ in Altadena, California, a community near fire-ravaged Pasadena. Lightfoot said the pair had lived in Altadena for more than 60 years.

Apocalyptic scenes have been left behind in the Los Angeles area as fires continue to decimate neighborhoods—and many people from the Chicago area are among those directly affected. The fires have scorched more than 45 square miles of the Los Angeles area—leaving total devastation behind.

"For those of us who are not physically there, we’re still trying to wrap our minds around that this really happened," Lightfoot told the Sun-Times Thursday. "It’s just so incredibly surreal."