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.

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

A massive black bear was found living in the Altadena home of a family who returned after being forced to evacuate due to the Los Angeles fires in January.

Wildlife officials rescued a 525-pound bear found hiding underneath a home that was evacuated during the Eaton Fire.

Wildlife officials found that the massive was too large to be tranquilized and resorted to placing treats inside a bear trap to help lure him out