Hundreds of families evacuated by the Eaton Fire in Pasadena are being told their drinking water may be so toxic that even boiling cannot make it safe.

Many residents fled the Altadena and Pasadena area due to the blaze that has consumed more than 10,000 acres with zero containment, according to Lisa Derderian, a city of Pasadena’s information officer. More than 800 people were at the evacuation center, Red Cross volunteers said Wednesday morning.

Hundreds of families evacuated by the Eaton Fire in Pasadena are being told their drinking water may be so toxic even boiling cannot make it safe. Dillon Thomas reports.

Destructive wildfires fueled by ferocious Santa Ana winds in the Los Angeles area have killed five victims, torn through communities between the Pacific Coast and Pasadena, destroyed thousands of homes,

By Jorge Garcia, Rollo Ross and Maria Alejandra Cardona LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Firefighters finally started gaining control over two major wildfires on the eastern and western flanks of Los Angeles on Friday as fierce winds that supercharged the fires for days finally eased.

The County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner on Friday released a list of 11 fatalities under investigation due to the recent wildfires, five of which occurred as a result of the Palisades Fire and six of which were tied to the Eaton Fire.