A new fire, the Eaton Fire, erupted near Eaton Canyon in Pasadena, California, fueled by strong winds. The blaze prompted evacuations from a senior wellness center near the fire site and forced the closure of schools in Pasadena and Malibu.
Another fire broke out tonight near Eaton Canyon northeast of Pasadena , far from the Palisades Fire. It was also fueled by high winds.Dramatic video showed patients from a senior facility in the Pasadena area, not far from the Eaton Fire that broke out tonight, being evacuated amid high winds and heavy smoke. Those loaded into ambulances included people in wheelchairs. NBC Los Angeles reported it was a senior wellness center.
A facility believed to be the one involved did not immediately respond to a request for comment tonight about what the situation was there.Amid dangerous winds and the the Pacific Palisades fire to the city's southeast, will remain closed tomorrow, officials said. The Pasadena Unified School District also said its campuses would be closed tomorrow as the Eaton Fire rages on the edge of the city and its leaders pondered an emergency declaration. 'The City of Pasadena is assessing whether to declare a state of emergency due to the impacts of the weather,' the district said in a statement. The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District so far has not shut down Santa Monica schools, even as the nearby Palisades Fire prompted authorities to issue mandatory evacuation orders for the very north end of the city. In a letter to families and employees tonight, that district said,'Due to safety concerns, road closures, power shut offs, high winds and fire threat, our four Malibu schools will be closed Wednesday.' Regarding its campuses to the south, it said, it planned for Santa Monica schools to be open, barring changing conditions overnight.With the northernmost sections of its North of Montana neighborhood under mandatory evacuation orders, Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus public transit system is offering free rides to evacuees. The system said buses would run hourly from two locations on San Vicente Boulevard, the southern boundary for the city's evacuation
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