Many residents fled the Altadena and Pasadena area due to the blaze that has consumed more than 10,000 acres with zero containment, according to Lisa Derderian, a city of Pasadena’s information officer. More than 800 people were at the evacuation center, Red Cross volunteers said Wednesday morning.

Hundreds of Eaton Fire evacuees are gathering at the Pasadena Convention Center as firefighters continue to fight the wildfire.

Residents from a nursing home in Pasadena, California, were evacuated late Tuesday night as the Eaton Fire threat raged on. The fire has since exploded in size, fueled by strong winds.

Major fires have killed seven people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena, and sent thousands of people frantically fleeing their homes.