The Eaton Fire threatened to destroy critical broadcast transmission equipment atop Mt. Wilson in the San Gabriel Mountains on Thursday. A live KTLA camera showed flames racing up the mountainside. Fire crews launched an aggressive aerial attack and managed to spare the equipment,

The Eaton Fire burning through the hillsides and mountains above Pasadena is now approaching the Mount Wilson Observatory, with potential implications for both the historic structures and emergency communications during the ongoing wildfire siege devastating Los Angeles.

The Eaton Fire that started in the foothills northeast of Los Angeles flared up Thursday morning near Mount Wilson.