The blaze threatened the observatory and communications infrastructure at the peak. Later, an observatory official said it appeared to be under control.

According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, five people have died in the blaze that has moved through Pasadena, Altadena, and the Angeles National Forest.

The fire has burned about 2,227 acres of brush in the Eaton Canyon area above Altadena, according to Los Angeles County firefighters.

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,