Untangling the mystery of failed Altadena evacuations: 'There should have been all sorts of red lights'

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Untangling the mystery of failed Altadena evacuations: 'There should have been all sorts of red lights'

When flames bellowed up out of Eaton Canyon on the evening of Jan. 7, west Altadena did not, at first glance, seem to pose the most urgent challenge for evacuations. So why did it take so long for evacuation alerts to go out?