Sheriff's Dept. closes Altadena station after OSHA complaint about Eaton fire contaminants

The Altadena sheriff’s station narrowly avoided destruction in the Eaton Fire, though heat and flames ate away at the California flag above the building. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times) Citing airborne contaminants and a lack of running water, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department shut down the Altadena sheriff’s station Thursday in the aftermath of the Eaton fire. A day earlier, sheriff’s officials sent an urgent message out to patrol cars, saying the air had become so toxic after days of wildfires that deputies should wear masks on the job and...