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 Do-Not-Drink Water order was issued for Pasadena and evacuated zones of the Eaton Fire, Pasadena Water and Power announced Wednesday.

A short reprieve in the strong destructive winds has granted firefighters an opportunity to curb the spread of the deadly Eaton Fire near Pasadena.

Firefighters are making progress slowing the major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and caused thousands of people to flee their homes.

Ferocious winds that drove the flames and led to chaotic evacuations have calmed somewhat and were not expected to be as powerful during the day. That could provide an opportunity for firefighters to make progress reining in blazes that have hopscotched across the sprawling region,