The Eaton fire in Los Angeles County’s Altadena and Pasadena has grown to over 10,000 acres with at least five people dead, hundreds of homes lost, and over 100,000 people under an ordered evacuation.
The fire erupted around 6:40 p.m. on Tuesday night and quickly spread across Altadena and into Pasadena due to the ongoing Santa Ana windstorm — the worst since 2011. Since the fire started, hundreds of homes have been lost across over 10,000 acres, including historically protected areas like Altadena’s famous Christmas Tree Lane. As many as five people have been declared dead, though officials expect the number to grow.
Officials give an update on the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, California:
— Art Candee 🍿🥤 (@ArtCandee) January 9, 2025
Over 100,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders and close to another 100,000 people who are in a danger zone.
They have confirmed 5 fatalities.
Fingers crossed they put these fires out soon. pic.twitter.com/hGFQpWRYwM
BREAKING: LA County Sheriff Robert Luna confirms five people have now been killed in the #EatonFire burning in Altadena. He says they are finding bodies as deputies go into burned areas and unfortunately, they expect the number to go up.
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) January 8, 2025
#EatonFire UPDATE: It has grown to over 10,000 acres Wednesday while claiming two lives and destroying more than 100 structures. The fire also prompted school closures throughout the area.https://t.co/E7O9n0x2ms pic.twitter.com/z8C41wvXWr
— Spectrum News 1 SoCal (@SpecNews1SoCal) January 8, 2025
Here’s the latest on the Los Angeles wildfires:
— Ground News (@Ground_app) January 9, 2025
- 1,100+ structures destroyed
- 5 deaths
- 70,000+ residents displaced
- Fires covering 35+ square miles (Palisades: 18 sq mi, Eaton: 16.6 sq mi, Hurst: 0.8 sq mi)
AccuWeather is now estimating $52B-$57B in damages, making these… pic.twitter.com/hBuVf9I7uA
Video of the aftermath shared online showed whole neighborhoods reduced to ash.
Altadena is on a county of LA reservoir system and people there have no water. Nothing coming out of hoses. No way to save their homes or businesses.
— Peachy Keenan (@KeenanPeachy) January 8, 2025
Altadena Hardware: pic.twitter.com/ZAd7EBq6d8
My house and every (99%) house from the top of Lake Avenue down to Altadena Ave. is gone. Absolute nightmare. #EatonFire pic.twitter.com/ltMOAoVPPv
— Hunter Bolding (@HunterBVideo) January 8, 2025
My brother’s house in Altadena: pic.twitter.com/WZ8hcXehdE
— Gretchen Ronnevik (@garonnevik) January 8, 2025
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