Many who fled the flames were forced to make devastating choices about their pets. Some, terrified, hid or refused to leave. In other cases, their owners were away from home and could not safely return.

Fire officials suspect that more than 7,000 homes, business and other structures in Altadena, Sierra Madre and Pasadena have been damaged or destroyed by the wind-driven flames, based on aerial imagery. Crews have not yet officially confirmed the vast majority of that damage.

Schools in the Pasadena Unified School District will be reopened in phases over a two-week period in the aftermath of the deadly Eaton Fire.

Authorities evacuated a senior center as the Eaton Fire spread through the Angeles National Forest near Altadena and Pasadena Tuesday night.

Many homes have been passed down for decades from parents to their children, but now the neighborhoods face a new challenge.

Pasadena Unified School District officials said Thursday they aim to return all students to in-person learning by the end of January.

A phased plan to get all Pasadena Unified schools affected by the Eaton Fire reopened by the end of the month was announced by the school district Thursday. Jaqueline Sarkissian reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on Jan.