Just when many restaurants had turned the corner of surviving the COVID-19 pandemic, some near the fire zones in Los Angeles County are feeling the same burden all over again. The doors are open but no one is coming in.

Although many small businesses in Pasadena are struggling in the wake of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, some owners are rebuilding while also helping their communities. Burrito Express in

Homeowner, Totress Beasley, had just made her final payment on her Pasadena home days before it was destroyed in the Eaton fire.

A judge on Tuesday approved a temporary restraining order for Southern California Edison to preserve data and equipment related to the area where the Eaton fire started.

Eaton Fire initially started 6:18 p.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. Since its discovery 15 days ago, it has burned 14,021 acres. A fire crew of 1,837 has been working on site and, as of Wednesday evening, they managed to contain 95% of the fire. However, investigations into the cause are ongoing.

Containment of the Eaton fire grew to 81% Sunday up overnight from 73%, as firefighters, aided by water-dropping helicopters, continued extinguishing hot spots in steep, inaccessible canyons near Winters Creek, Mt. Lowe and Mt. Wilson. The fire has burned 14,117 acres in Altadena and Pasadena since Jan. 7, leaving at least 17 people dead.

Hundreds of Pasadena Unified School District teachers and staff came together Wednesday, Jan. 22, for a “welcome back” event on the eve of reopening after the Eaton fire forced a districtwide closure earlier this month.

Lawsuits filed against Southern California Edison for the devastating Eaton wildfire that destroyed thousands of structures and caused deaths.

Fire officials suspect that more than 7,000 homes, business and other structures in Altadena, Sierra Madre and Pasadena have been damaged or destroyed by the wind-driven flames, based on aerial imagery. Crews have not yet officially confirmed the vast majority of that damage.

The city of Pasadena has declared a local public health emergency​ a week after the Eaton Fire caused widespread destruction.

Schools in the Pasadena Unified School District will be reopened in phases over a two-week period in the aftermath of the deadly Eaton Fire.

The Eaton Fire has devastated the Altadena community, leaving many teachers from the Pasadena Unified School District without homes.