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.

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.

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.

Many homes have been passed down for decades from parents to their children, but now the neighborhoods face a new challenge.

While another Los Angeles County wildfire burned homes to the ground, the community of Altadena was also left devastated by a quickly moving blaze — one that has left at least five people dead and injured several others as it wiped out entire buildings.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Friday made a surprise visit to a meal distribution center set up for people affected by the wildfires that have devastated Los Angeles.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited the Pasadena Convention Center on Friday to help victims of the Eaton Fire. The couple comforted volunteers and handed out food to the roughly 1,200 evacuees. Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo told KCAL News that Prince Harry and Meghan are examples of how so many people want to help.

Duke and Dutchess of Sussex, escorted by Pasadena’s mayor, survey the Eaton fire’s destructive path. Here’s how it went.