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.

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.

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

Samy Arbid had a surprise guest hiding out at his Altadena home when he finally returned to the neighborhood after the Eaton Fire.

After being lured out with food, this 525-pound bear was safely captured and relocated by wildlife officials to Angeles National Forest.

A massive, 525-pound adult male bear was hiding there following the deadly 14,000-acre blaze, and preventing utility workers from restoring the home’s power. During fires, animals fleeing the flames often wander into densely human-populated areas.

Utility workers were in for a fright when they went to try to turn the gas on to this Altadena home after the Eaton Fire tore through the area. A large male black bear was hiding under the home, and he may have been there hiding as the fires were burning.

New video shows how wildlife officials lured a 525-pound bear found napping under an Altadena home, which had been spared by the Eaton Fire in southern California.

A Los Angeles resident who fled his home amid recent wildfires says he returned to find an enormous black bear in the crawlspace. Sammy Arbid, 41, was unaware of his new lodger until utility workers called to restore power to the property after the Eaton Fire,