A fire broke out Tuesday night in the hills above Altadena near Eaton Canyon, prompting a response from firefighters. The Eaton fire has burned 10,600 acres and prompted evacuations in the area west of the Eaton Canyon Golf Course, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

A new wildfire has ignited in the Eaton Canyon area near Altadena Tuesday night, forcing evacuations as a destructive windstorm continues battering Southern California. The Eaton Fire was first reported at around 6:30 p.

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A fire that broke out in the foothills near Eaton Canyon around 6:28 p.m. is at about 20 acres, officials said.