Fires burning near Mount Wilson at 10:30 p.m. PST, Aug. 30. (Dan Sanchez/The Epoch Times)
PASADENA, Calif.—A Station fire on the east flank above Pasadena is threatening the Mount Wilson Observatory, a well known historic landmark just north of Pasadena in the San Gabriel foothills.
Fire officials are predicting the fire will possibly reach Mount Wilson tonight or early Monday morning. Many broadcast and communications towers and systems used by television and radio stations are also located there in addition to the century-old observatory.
Helicopter dropping flame retardant on brush in front of fire to keep it from spreading into Altadena, 5:45 p.m.PST, Aug. 30. (Dan Sanchez/Epoch Times Staff)
About 2,800 firefighters are involved in combating the massive Station Fire that has stretched more than 100 miles and created clouds of smoke several miles into the sky. In addition, 350 law enforcement personnel are deployed.
Eighteen homes have been destroyed and the first fatalities were reported. Two firefighters died when their vehicle went over the side of a cliff near Mount Gleason, officials said.
Billows of smoke from the Station Fire burning in the foothills above Altadena, Calif. at 5:30 p.m. PST, Aug. 30 as seen from Lake Ave. looking north. (Dan Sanchez/The Epoch Times)
