ALTADENA, Calif. (KTLA) – A wildfire that ignited Tuesday night in the Eaton Canyon area near Altadena is forcing evacuations as a destructive windstorm continues battering Southern California.
The Eaton Fire was first reported at around 6:30 p.m. near Altadena Drive and Midwick Drive and had grown to over 1,000 acres as of 12:07 a.m. Wednesday.
As of 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, it had exploded to 2,227 acres with no containment.
The Eaton Canyon Fire destroys a home near Altadena, Calif. on Jan. 7, 2025. (KTLA)
The Eaton Canyon Fire destroys a home near Altadena, Calif. on Jan. 7, 2025. (KTLA)
The Eaton Canyon Fire destroys a home near Altadena, Calif. on Jan. 7, 2025. (KTLA)
Horses being evacuated as residents under mandatory evacuation orders for the Eaton Canyon Fire near Altedena flee to safety on Jan. 7, 2025. (KTLA)
The Eaton Fire has burned hundreds of acres near Altadena on Jan. 7, 2025. (Alert California)
Patients from an assisted living facility in the Pacific Palisades were evacuated as the Eaton Fire continues growing on Jan. 7, 2025. (KTLA)
Patients from an assisted living facility in the Pacific Palisades were evacuated as the Eaton Fire continues growing on Jan. 7, 2025. (KTLA)
The Eaton Canyon Fire destroys a home near Altadena, Calif. on Jan. 7, 2025. (KTLA)
The Eaton Canyon Fire destroys a home near Altadena, Calif. on Jan. 7, 2025. (KTLA)
The Eaton Canyon Fire destroys a home near Altadena, Calif. on Jan. 7, 2025. (KTLA)
Homes are threatened as the Eaton Fire has burned hundreds of acres near Altadena on Jan. 7, 2025. (KTLA)
The Eaton Fire has burned hundreds of acres near Altadena on Jan. 7, 2025. (Alert California)
A destructive, life-threatening windstorm was expected to reach peak winds Tuesday night and will continue through Wednesday.
Evacuations of surrounding areas are underway as crews from the Pasadena Fire Department, the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the U.S. Forest Service are responding to the blaze.
Areas under mandatory evacuation:
- East of Altadena Drive
- Kinneloa Canyon Road
- Outpost Lane
- Glen Springs
- Coolidge
- Miranda
- Roosevelt
- Veranda
- Kenclare
- Foxridge
- Canyon Close
- Grand Oak
- North of New York Drive
- East of Altadena Drive
- West of Sierra Madre Villa Avenue
- North of Sierra Madre
- East of Allen
- West of Santa Anita Drive
- In Arcadia – North of Orange Grove/Rosemead Boulevard; East of Lake Avenue; West of Michillinda Avenue
Fire officials are urging the public to be prepared, heed evacuation warnings and stay off the roads when possible to allow emergency crews access to threatened communities.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Eaton Fire Resources: | CALFIRE | L.A. County Fire | U.S. Angeles National Forest | Wildfire.gov
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