'I just wanted to come help somebody': Thousands lend a hand at huge wildfire donation center

'I just wanted to come help somebody': Thousands lend a hand at huge wildfire donation center

Thousands looking to offer a helping hand to those impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires showed up at a huge donation center at the Santa Anita Park racetrack in Arcadia, a city close to the Eaton Fire, on Sunday.

Volunteers waited in long lines for a chance to help with sorting through mountains of donations that included clothing, water, diapers and tinned and dry food.

The Santa Anita effort began when a street vendor announced on TikTok that he wanted to serve hot dogs to firefighters. People who had been inundated with images of destruction jumped at a chance to do something positive and flooded the donation center.

The overflowing donation center was just one of many relief efforts across the region.

Hollywood celebrities have also pledged donations and local restaurants were offering free food to first responders and displaced people.

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