PASADENA >> A Christmas Eve fire ripped through a Pasadena home late Saturday, displacing a family of three and causing about $850,000 worth of damage, authorities said.
The fire was first reported at 8:51 p.m. at a home in the 400 block of Redwood Drive, Pasadena Fire Department spokeswoman Lisa Derderian said.
Smoke and flames were pouring from the roof of the two-story home when firefighters arrived, she said. Three family members who lived inside the home had already gotten out safely.
Stored items in the rear of the home helped fuel the fire, which consumed “a majority of the house” before being declared extinguished 24 minutes after firefighters arrived on scene, Derderian said.
Officials estimated the fire caused about $700,000 worth of damage to the home and another $150,000 in damage to the contents inside.
The cause was under investigation.

PHOTOS courtesy of Jamie Nicholson/Pasadena Fire Department