ALTADENA, Calif. — Brian McShea and Stephanie Raynor rummaged through the debris of where their Altadena home once stood to see what they could salvage from the destructive Eaton Fire. While Raynor looked for any items that survived the fire, McShea was looking for a specific item he hoped was still intact.

Brian McShea proposed to Stephanie Raynor after recovering the engagement ring he had previously purchased in the rubble of their burned-down home.

Their landlord emailed the couple that the house was gone along with everything else, including the engagement ring McShea recently bought. He told KABC that he planned to ask Raynor to marry him soon but had not popped the question before the fires were sparked. He had the ring stored in the back of a drawer in his desk.

An Altadena couple that lost everything to the Eaton Fire in early January found one bit of happiness amidst the rubble of their burned home last week.