As the Eaton fire raged through Altadena, sheriff's deputies raced through the darkened streets evacuating residents. Then the fire neared their station, and they had to evacuate, too.
The four transmission lines in the area where the Eaton Fire is believed to have started are part of the backbone of a larger delivery system. "You can't isolate this decision to this one line ...
Residents who lived in the west side of Altadena did not receive an evacuation order until 3:25 a.m., which was hours after the fires first began to burn through their neighborhoods.
Firefighters are making slow and steady strides at containing several wildfires as the damage left in their wake continues to be assessed. Meanwhile, the fast moving Hughes Fire presents new ...