A Southern California man returned home after evacuating last month’s devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires to discover an unexpected resident lurking beneath it.

Days after the devastating Eaton Fire forced evacuations, a California resident returned home only to find a shocking guest at home. It was a massive 238-kg black bear in the crawl space beneath his Altadena house.

LA faces an initial $358 million wildfire recovery bill that is expected to rise with no immediate state or federal aid

The Palisades and Eaton fires, two of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires in California history, reached 100 percent containment more than three weeks after they began.

California utility company Southern California Edison on Thursday said its equipment “may be associated with” the ignition of the Hurst Fire, which burned alongside the Eaton and Palisades fires during January’s Los Angeles firestorms.

While scientists were able to save and move some creatures in the aftermath, researchers are worried about the prospects for other species

Southern California Edison (SCE), a subsidiary of Edison International , said on Thursday that it was probing whether its equipment was associated with the ignition of two Los Angeles-area wildfires this year.

The California wildfires burned over 14,000 acres and are ranked among the state's three most destructive fires, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.