A brush fire fueled by high winds ignited the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 7 in the Eaton Canyon area in Pasadena. It has burned parts of Pasadena, Altadena and Sierra Madre and forced evacuations including La Canada-Flintridge. While the fire is still burning and it’s difficult to know the total damage, whole neighborhoods appear to be lost.

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.