When the Eaton Fire flared up Jan. 9, flames producing heavy dark smoke climbed to the summit of Mount Wilson, a peak high above the San Gabriel Valley that is home to vital communication towers for ...

The Eaton Fire that started in the foothills northeast of Los Angeles flared up Thursday morning and climbed to the summit of Mount Wilson. The peak high above the San Gabriel Valley is home to ...

The Eaton fire, which officials said had slowed as of Thursday morning, Jan. 9, has spread to Mt. Wilson, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. Flames had reached the base of Mt.

The fire crawled up Mt. Wilson in the San Gabriel Mountains Thursday afternoon. The mountain hosts broadcast towers which transmit the feeds of many local news companies and radios. The towers ...

Communication towers near Mt. Wilson Observatory in the San Gabriel Mountains. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) ...

When the Eaton Fire flared up Jan. 9, flames producing heavy dark smoke climbed to the summit of Mount Wilson, a peak high above the San Gabriel Valley that is home to vital communication towers ...