ALTADENA (CNS) – The deadly Eaton Fire in the Pasadena and Altadena areas is almost fully contained Wednesday, and fears of flooding or debris flows from weekend rains are easing as the storm system moved off to the east.
The Eaton Fire has burned 14,021 acres in Altadena and Pasadena since Jan. 7, leaving at least 17 people dead, according to Cal Fire. Nine firefighters were injured battling the blaze. It has destroyed 9,418 structures and damaged another 1,073. The fire was 99% contained as of Wednesday.
An evacuation center remained open at the Pasadena Convention Center at 300 E. Green St., although all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted.
Southern California Edison reported that service has been restored to 12,422 structures, with 6,961 remaining without power.
SoCalGas officials temporarily shut off natural gas service to thousands of customers in the Pasadena, Altadena and Sierra Madre communities as a safety measure. As of Tuesday, the utility had restored service to 7,188 of them. The Gas Co. has established an information booth for residents at the FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at 540 W. Woodbury Road in Altadena.
The Altadena Disaster Recovery Center opened Monday, operating daily from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. A second DRC at Pasadena City College will remain open until Saturday, when all of its services will shift to the Altadena site.
On Monday, the Pasadena Unified School District, which includes schools in Altadena, reopened Field Elementary School, Washington Elementary STEM Magnet, Madison Elementary, Norma Coombs Elementary and the Children’s Center on the Jefferson campus. Some schools reopened last week, and the district is setting a goal of returning all students to in-person learning by Thursday.
The Eaton Fire was reported about 6:20 p.m. Jan. 7 in the area of Altadena Drive and Midwick Drive in the hills above Altadena amid hurricane force Santa Ana winds, according to Cal Fire. The cause of the fire has not been determined.
Pasadena Water and Power lifted the do-not-drink water notice for the remaining areas in its service territory Friday, while the Foothill Municipal Water District was re-pressurizing its water system, which will be followed by as much as two weeks of testing before its do-not-drink order can be lifted.
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