A Washington Post analysis shows that some officials knew of the fire’s westward spread hours before evacuation orders were sent to residents in western Altadena. A shortwave infrared satellite ...

They also burned a scar through historically Black neighborhoods in Altadena. Families there are still sifting through the debris and are concerned about what Altadena will look like going forward.

Seriina Covarrubias was sure of it. When she had returned after the Eaton fire, much of the Altadena neighborhood was in ruins. Homes and the nearby shops on North Fair Oaks had been destroyed.