The approaching Eaton wildfire has forced the closure of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, NASA's lead center for robotic planetary exploration.

Don Fregulia, an operations section chief for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, which has joined in the Eaton fire response, said that efforts to protect Mt. Wilson had proved successful and he expected that to remain the case.

The Eaton fire has spread close to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, but it is being treated as a priority. LOS ANGELES — Officials said they are making progress in protecting two key institutions from the Eaton fire.