While another Los Angeles County wildfire burned homes to the ground, the community of Altadena was also left devastated by a quickly moving blaze — one that has left at least five people dead and injured several others as it wiped out entire buildings.

Four Altadena Town Council members lost their homes in the Eaton fire, Vice Chair Nic Arnzen confirmed Friday, Jan. 10. Arnzen said that included his home and the home of Chair Victoria Knapp.

Four restaurants along Lake Avenue in Altadena were destroyed on January 8, 2025, due to the ongoing Eaton wildfire, which descended from the foothills and into residential and commercial areas, according to a Reddit thread.

Destroyed homes and smoldering rubble could be seen in Altadena, California, on Wednesday, January 8, after the Eaton Fire tore through the area.Video posted by Eric’s Clocks and Watches Pasadena shows the “absolute destruction” in residential areas of Altadena.

A house in Altadena that was featured in Max's Hacks is among the properties destroyed in the Eaton Fire. The 1915 Spanish Colonial revival mansion, on East Palm Street in Altadena, burned down in the fire,

Homes smoldered and parts of buildings were on fire in Altadena, California, on Wednesday, January 8, after the Eaton Fire tore through. Footage from Eric’s Clocks and Watches Pasadena shows “utter destruction” in the Altadena-Pasadena area.

The Cassou family in Altadena narrowly escaped the Eaton Fire before their home was destroyed, carrying their wheelchair-bound grandmother out of the home.

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