Amid wild winds, flames, debris and uncertainty, Eaton Canyon fire evacuees find shelter at Pasadena church

Dorothy Clark sat inside an office at All Saints Church in Pasadena on Tuesday night, still stunned at what just happened, and uncertain about what comes next.

Earlier in the day, she’d been tuned into the firestorm breaking out far across Los Angeles County, in Pacific Palisades, where furious Santa Ana winds fueled a massive brush blaze that forced thousands from their homes as it raced toward Malibu on the west and Santa Monica on the southeast.

By late Tuesday night, in north Pasadena...