The California Department of Fish and Wildlife found that the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles County displaced more than just the residents, as they worked to remove a large bear from a crawl space under a house in Altadena.

The bear was found in a crawl space under an Altadena home that had been evacuated during the Eaton fire, wildfire officials said.

A California man returned to his Altadena home after the Eaton Fire and discovered a 525-pound bear had taken up residence in his crawlspace.

Bear weighing over 500lbs found hiding under home evacuated in California's Eaton fire - The bear was safely removed and released in the Angeles National Forest

As evacuation orders were lifted in the Eaton Fire area, one resident returned home to find a bear in a crawl space underneath their Altadena home.

Wildlife officials rescued a 525-pound bear found hiding underneath a home that was evacuated during the Eaton Fire. When evacuations were lifted and the owner of the Altadena home returned, their utility company said power couldn’t be restored since a large bear was residing in the crawl space where workers needed to access.

The Eaton Fire in Southern California forced evacuations in Altadena, and when residents returned, one family discovered a 525-pound bear had taken refuge beneath their home.