Some residents in the Altadena neighbourhood have been returning to find their homes completely destroyed in the wildfires which ravaged the Los Angeles area this week.

Dozens of seniors from multiple assisted living facilities and nursing homes had to be rushed out into the streets as a fast-moving wildfire closed in on Tuesday night. The Eaton Fire started in the Angeles National Forest but fueled by high winds,

Hundreds of evacuees from the devastating Eaton fire gathered in hallways of the Pasadena Convention Center on Wednesday, Jan. 8, amid gray, smoky skies, while ash rained down outside of the glass doors.

The Eaton Fire, located just a few miles north of Pasadena, California, has grown to more than 10,000 acres, officials said Wednesday, as authorities say Los Angeles County’s uncontained flames continue to spread—prompting the evacuation of tens of thousands of people.