bore down

Anthony Ruffin and his wife, Jonni Miller, had no choice but to flee their west Altadena home as the wind-driven Eaton fire bore down on them, and they managed to herd their dog, Nan, and their one-eyed cat, Maple, out the door.

Jackie, who turns 13 this spring, puffed up her feathers, drooped her wings, bore down and released her latest egg, according to the group.

Not much later, the flames leapt Highway 101 and its six lanes and bore down on Coffey Park.

She and her husband, Bendick, had just 20 minutes to pack their car and evacuate as the Palisades fire bore down on their Pacific Palisades home Tuesday night.

The last thing Anthony Mitchell Sr. told his eldest son was that he was still waiting for an ambulance as the swiftly moving Eaton fire bore down on his Altadena home.