While another Los Angeles County wildfire burned homes to the ground, the community of Altadena was also left devastated by a quickly moving blaze — one that has left at least five people dead and injured several others as it wiped out entire buildings.

Five people have died in the Eaton Fire burning northeast of Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The identities and circumstances of their deaths have not been disclosed.

The Eaton fire has burned more than 400 acres and prompted evacuations in the area west of the Eaton Canyon Golf Course, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Officials also told