Homeowner, Totress Beasley, had just made her final payment on her Pasadena home days before it was destroyed in the Eaton fire.
The city of Pasadena has declared a local public health emergency​ a week after the Eaton Fire caused widespread destruction.
The Eaton Fire has devastated the Altadena community, leaving many teachers from the Pasadena Unified School District without homes.
Coverage of the firefighters' battle to improve containment over the Eaton and Palisades fires, including stories about the latest death count and victim frustration.
Cal Fire said crews will continue reinforcing and maintaining the wildfire's containment lines as critical fire weather is here.
Schools in the Pasadena Unified School District will be reopened in phases over a two-week period in the aftermath of the deadly Eaton Fire.
Firefighters continue to contain and suppress both the Los Angeles-area wildfires Friday, as winds that battered the region earlier in the week have subsided. All red flag warnings of critical fire danger expired Thursday evening,
Eaton Fire initially started 6:18 p.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. Since its discovery nine days ago, it has burned 14,117 acres. A fire crew of 3,333 has been working on site and, as of Thursday evening, they managed to contain 55% of the fire. However, investigations into the cause are ongoing.
Fire officials suspect that more than 7,000 homes, business and other structures in Altadena, Sierra Madre and Pasadena have been damaged or destroyed by the wind-driven flames, based on aerial imagery. Crews have not yet officially confirmed the vast majority of that damage.
California’s public utility company, Southern California Edison (SCE), was hit with a handful of lawsuits on Monday over the origins of the Eaton Canyon fire burning both Pasadena, California, and Altadena,
The Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center was built 84 years ago. It became engulfed by the Eaton Fire overnight Tuesday.
A group of Altadena residents are suing Southern California Edison over the deadly eaton fire that has burned thousands of buildings, including homes and schools.