Hundreds of evacuees from the devastating Eaton fire gathered in hallways of the Pasadena Convention Center on Wednesday, Jan. 8, amid gray, smoky skies, while ash rained down outside of the glass doors.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited the Pasadena Convention Center on Friday to help victims of the Eaton Fire. The couple comforted volunteers and handed out food to the roughly 1,200 evacuees. Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo told KCAL News that Prince Harry and Meghan are examples of how so many people want to help.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are calling on others to lend their support to the victims of the wildfires raging across Southern California. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who live with their two children in Montecito,

Meanwhile, a new brush fire ignited in the Woodland Hills neighborhood in northern Los Angeles, immediately prompting mandatory evacuation orders.

Firefighters continue to fight the Palisades fire, which has burned more than 17,200 acres, and the Eaton fire, which has charred at least 10,600 acres in the Pasadena and Altadena areas.