High winds Tuesday evening fueled a fast-moving brush fire in the Altadena/Pasadena area that was burning 1,000 acres just before midnight A car travels down East Mendocino Street as a wildfire burns in the hills near Eaton Canyon, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) A wildfire burns in the hills near Eaton Canyon behind The Living Rock Church of Pasadena, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) 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) A brush fire broke out Tuesday in the Altadena/Pasadena area. (Photo by Key News Network) A brush fire broke out Tuesday in the Altadena/Pasadena area. (Photo by Key News Network) Show Caption1 of 5A car travels down East Mendocino Street as a wildfire burns in the hills near Eaton Canyon, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Expand 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 1,000 acres, the Angeles National Forest said. The cause of the fire was not known and there was no containment as of early Wednesday. Angeles National Forest crews were fighting the fire in cooperation with the Los Angles County and Pasadena fire departments. 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. Evacuation orders also extended into Sierra Madre for residents west of West Grove Street, north of Grand View Avenue, south of Skyland Drive and east of North Baldwin Avenue, Oakcrest Drive, Park Vista Drive, Stonehouse Road and Liliano Drive. Residents of Arcadia are also ordered to evacuate if they live north of West Orange Grove Avenue, south of Monte Place, west of Santa Anita Avenue and east of Hermit Falls, East Grand View Avenue and Santa Anita Avenue. Residents can evacuate to Westwood Recreation Center at 1350 Sepulveda Blvd or the Pasadena Convention Center at 300 E. Green St. 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. All Saints Church in Pasadena, at 132 N. Euclid Ave., is also sheltering individuals affected by the Eaton Canyon fire. 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. Footage from the scene showed nurses, firefighters, paramedics and others rushing hundreds of patients, some still in hospital beds, from nursing homes near the fire area. 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. Similarly, all Arcadia Unified schools will be closed Wednesday because of extreme winds and potential fire hazards, the district said. Similar closures were announced around the region because of the Eaton and Palisades fires.   City News Service contributed to this story. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Fast moving, wind-driven Hurst fire forces evacuations in Sylmar Crime and Public Safety | LA County is facing a swarm of wildfires powered by a rare windstorm. Here is what we know. 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