Many residents fled the Altadena and Pasadena area due to the blaze that has consumed more than 10,000 acres with zero containment, according to Lisa Derderian, a city of Pasadena’s information officer. More than 800 people were at the evacuation center, Red Cross volunteers said Wednesday morning.
Evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings in La Cañada Flintridge: There's a 6 p.m. - 6 a.m. curfew in place for all areas under mandatory evacuation orders and evacuation warnings because of the Eaton Fire, within the Altadena area. There is no curfew in evacuation zones located in the city of Pasadena.
It's a rapidly changing situation - these maps and pictures show the scale of the challenge, where the fires are and the damage they have caused. The largest blaze, in the Pacific Palisades area is the most destructive fire in Los Angeles history. More than 23,000 acres have now burnt.
Fires ignited in Pacific Palisades, Sylmar and Altadena, forcing thousands to evacuate amid a life-threatening and destructive windstorm slamming Southern California.
At least 16 people have lost their lives in the series of fast-moving blazes, which officials have declared one of the worst disasters to ever hit California. Although smoke-eaters still have ...
A brush fire fueled by high winds ignited the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 7 in the Eaton Canyon area in Pasadena. It has burned parts of Pasadena, Altadena and Sierra Madre and forced evacuations including La Canada-Flintridge. While the fire is still burning and it’s difficult to know the total damage, whole neighborhoods appear to be lost.
Southern California residents are facing dire new wildfire warnings and power shutoffs while they prepare to flee at a moment’s notice as fire-fueling winds blasted across the scarred landscape. The
Easing winds delivered a brief but much-needed reprieve to firefighters but red flag warnings remain in place for Los Angeles until at least Thursday AEDT.
Much of Southern California was under an elevated fire risk Tuesday, from San Diego to far north of Los Angeles into Ventura County. Facing the greatest risk were inland areas north of LA, including densely populated Thousand Oaks, Northridge and Simi Valley, forecasters said.
Pasadena will resume parking enforcement in the city’s business districts starting Tuesday, city officials said.
Rebirth. Refuge. Independence. They are themes that run through the veins of Altadena’s history. Civil War veterans suffering maladies from battle settled here. There were the developers who envisioned a robust suburb north of Pasadena.
The Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center burned down in the Eaton fire. But on a remaining wall, Mmembers discovered a hidden treasure.