The California Department of Fish and Wildlife found that the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles County displaced more than just the residents, as they worked to remove a large bear from a crawl space under a house in Altadena.

The bear was found in a crawl space under an Altadena home that had been evacuated during the Eaton fire, wildlife officials said.

Wildlife officials rescued a 525-pound bear found hiding under a home that was evacuated during the Eaton fire.

In a dramatic rescue operation, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife recently helped both a local homeowner and a massive 525-pound male bear, which had found its way into

Wildlife officials rescued a 525-pound bear found hiding underneath a home that was evacuated during the Eaton Fire. When evacuations were lifted and the owner of the Altadena home returned, their utility company said power couldn’t be restored since a large bear was residing in the crawl space where workers needed to access.