FORMER MBA EDITOR MIKE WIRTH HAS LOST HIS HOUSE TO A CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE
That makes two MBA editors who've lost their homes to the wildfires sweeping Southern California today
Former Mountain Bike Action editor Mike Wirth lost his home in Altadena, California, today to one of the many wildfires sweeping the areas near Los Angeles over the last 24 hours.
Here’s a photo that Mike Wirth shot of what remained of his house today after it was destroyed by the wildfire in Altadena, California. (Photo courtesy of Mike Wirth)
Mike told us that he and his wife Nicole were told last night they had to evacuate their home in Altadena. Mike was able to save a few of his bikes, two of his vehicles, and his computer. Nicole had to leave her own car behind to help save Mike’s vehicles, which he uses in his work. After they left their home last night, Mike and Nicole stayed at her parents’ house.
Former Mountain Bike Action editor Mike Wirth (shown here in 2023) lost his home today to one of the wildfires sweeping through parts of Southern California.
Mike works at Space X, where he maintains the fleet of bicycles used by Elon Musk’s Space X employees to get around that company’s facility in the Los Angeles area. Fortunately, Mike’s tools for that business were safe at that facility.
Mike says he’s lost a lifetime’s worth of his own tools in the fire that destroyed his and Nicole’s home and garage.
Mike and his wife Nicole don’t know where they’re going to live next.
Following the loss of Zapata Espinoza’s house in the same 24-hour period —
—we now have two former editors of Mountain Bike Action who have lost their homes to the wildfires sweeping across Southern California.
