The fire, dubbed the Eaton Fire, was first reported at around 6 p.m. in the area near Altadena Drive and Midwick Drive above Altadena, according to Cal Fire and LACoFD crews. Within two hours the blaze had grown to engulf more than 400 acres of brush as it burned uphill, as noted by the Angeles National Forest on X.
Footage from the scene showed some homeowners running through the streets while leading horses by hand, with flames burning on the hillsides behind them.
An Eaton Canyon resident leading horses by hand in the midst of evacuation orders caused by the Eaton Fire. KCAL NewsA full list of evacuations can be found here.
Fires rage across SoCal
Southern California is currently in the midst of one of the worst wind storms the area has experienced in the last decade, according to the National Weather Service, which said that some areas could experience gusts of wind as high as 80 miles per hour, with the highest gusts reaching 100 miles per hour.
Firefighting resources across the region have already been stretched thin to the point that Los Angeles Fire Department has asked all off-duty firefighters to contact their department of communications to report if they're available to assist in the firefight.
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