NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab Evacuated

Firefighters battle to protect NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mt. Wilson
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Wildfires Close NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will be closed through at least Jan. 13 due to the Eaton Fire, one of five uncontrolled wildfires blazing in Los Angeles County, California. JPL is within the mandatory evacuation zone for the Eaton Fire, north of Pasadena.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab closed due to raging LA fires
"No fire damage so far (some wind damage) but it is very close to the lab. Hundreds of JPLers have been evacuated from their homes & many have lost homes."
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory evacuated amid wildfire worries
As the wildfires burn only a few miles away from the NASA facility, communities around northern parts of Los Angeles County are evacuated, NASA's specialized firefighters protect the facility.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab Evacuated as Los Angeles Burns
NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, the agency's research and development center at the cutting edge of space exploration for decades, is officially under an evacuation order due to a spreading wildfire. Ironically,
LA wildfires force tens of thousands to evacuate; NASA JPL closed
Fire crews fight to keep people, homes, and science safe With several major wildfires raging out of control in Los Angeles, fire crews are risking their lives to protect people, homes, and a key NASA facility.
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