The Eaton Canyon fire, fueled by strong winds, caused thousands of evacuations in Pasadena. All Saints Church opened its doors as a shelter, welcoming evacuees like Dorothy Clark and her housekeeper Miriam Sandoval, who sought refuge from the encroaching flames.
Dorothy Clark sat inside an office at All Saints Church in Pasadena on Tuesday night, still stunned at what just happened, and uncertain about what comes next. Furious Santa Ana winds fueled a massive brush blaze that forced thousands from their homes as it raced toward Malibu on the west and Santa Monica on the southeast.
By late Tuesday night, in north Pasadena, the Eaton Canyon fire, itself whipped up by a relentless windstorm that lasted hours, threatened her own home and those of her neighbors on Sierra Bonita Avenue. “It’s the strangest feeling,” said Clark, 88. “I’ve never ever had an experience that replicated in any way a wandering soul with no place to go. To go through this kind of experience was just a bit much more than I bargained for.” She was not alone. Evacuees from the Eaton Canyon fire began walking through the doors of All Saints Church, where the Rev. Susan Russell was busy greeting and ushering a gradually increasing number of evacuees. By around 10:30 p.m., more than 30 had arrived for shelter. Among them was Clark, whose housekeeper, Miriam Sandoval – also an evacuee living nearby — came to pick up Clark and get her out of there. They drove around not sure where to go, and then heard on the radio that All Saints was opening up as shelter. The Rev. Susan Russell welcomes fire evacuees at All Saints Church in Pasadena, Jan. 8, 2025. (Ryan Carter) Russell said initially officials opened up the church to impacted congregants, but then they decided to open up to anyone.There was the legally blind daughter who brought her wheelchair-bound mother, driven to the church free of charge by an Uber driver — somebody named “Michael,” Russell sai
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