High winds Tuesday evening fueled a fast-moving brush fire in the Altadena/Pasadena area that was burning 400 acres as of 8:15 p.m. The Eaton fire was reported at 6:23 p.m., near Altadena Drive and Midwick Drive in the Eaton Canyon area, according to Cal Fire. The Angeles National Forest said on X the fire had reached more than 200 acres by 7:12 p.m. with evacuations underway. It later grew to an estimated 400 acres. Evacuations were ordered for residents in the area of Sierra Madre Boulevard from Altadena Drive to New York Drive and north of New York Drive. Also, the Sierra Madre Fire Department said areas north of Grandview Avenue and East of Baldwin Avenue were asked to evacuate. Residents can evacuate to Westwood Recreation Center at 1350 Sepulveda Blvd. Those with small animals can bring them to Agoura Animal Care Center at 29525 Agoura Road in Agoura Hills, and large animals can be brought to evacuation centers L.A. Equestrian Center, 480 Riverside Dr. in Burbank, or Pierce College Equestrian Center, 6201 Winnetka Ave. in Woodland Hills. Homes were burning in the 2600 block of Dove Creek Lane and 2200 block of Pinecrest Lane in Altadena, according to footage from Key News Network. All Saints Church in Pasadena, at 132 N. Euclid Ave., is also sheltering individuals affected by the Eaton Canyon fire. “Anyone wishing to evacuate should secure their homes and exercise extreme caution as they travel through the windstorm-affected areas,” the Fire Department said on Facebook. People were evacuated from a large nursing home in Altadena Tuesday night, Jan. 7, as the Eaton fire continued to grow. (Photo by OnScene.TV) CBS Los Angeles reported one or more senior care centers were being evacuated. Footage from the scene appeared to show nurses, firefighters, paramedics and others rushing hundreds of patients, some still in hospital beds, from The Terraces at Park Marino in Pasadena. City buses arrived to move the patients to safety. https://twitter.com/Angeles_NF/status/1876832615484858622?t=W03_TXRrP0wcYf4tp82H3Q #EatonFire. Addl MANDATORY Evacuations FoxridgeCanyon CloseGrand Oak@PasadenaFD @@LACoFDPIO @LASDHQ @PasadenaGov — Angeles National Forest (@Angeles_NF) January 8, 2025 The fire broke out as regional fire resources were already stretched thin by the 2,920-acre Palisades fire. A windstorm hitting the area Tuesday generated gusts of up to 84 mph in the San Gabriel Mountains, increasing fire dangers in the region already dried out by a lack of precipitation. School was canceled for all Pasadena Unified School District students Wednesday, Jan. 8, as the fire continues to grow. The city is deciding whether to declare a state of emergency because of the impacts of the fire, the school district said. City News Service contributed to this story. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | This map shows where the Eaton fire is burning near Pasadena Crime and Public Safety | Palisades fire burns Getty Villa grounds, but collections are said to be safe Crime and Public Safety | Photos: Palisades fire erupts as thousands flee their homes Crime and Public Safety | What are ‘breaking mountain waves’ meteorologists are worried about during Southern California’s windstorm? Crime and Public Safety | This map shows where the Palisades fire is burning in Pacific Palisades