The evacuation shelter established at Pasadena Convention Center following the Eaton Fire will close Saturday, with evacuees moved to a new location, officials said Wednesday.
“They will continue providing shelter and support until every household has a plan in place for what comes next,” according to a statement from the city of Pasadena. “While February 8th was set as the goal for transitioning the shelter at the Convention Center, we want to make it clear that no one will be left behind or shut out.”
The Red Cross was scouting a new location in Altadena to move close to 300 current residents of the center.
“We are just moving the center to a better location,” Angel Sauceda, regional communications director for the American Red Cross, told Pasadena Now. “Most of them are Altadena residents, so we’re trying to move them somewhere where they’re closer to home so they can get back to a little more normalcy before we fully close our shelters.”
The evacuation center was established soon after the fire broke out Jan. 7, and on Jan. 11, the American Red Cross was entrusted with its management.
The Eaton Fire destroyed over 9,400 structures and resulted in at least 17 deaths.