A massive landslide forced the evacuation of a dozen homes in a Los Angeles County neighborhood late Saturday night, and police, fire and utility company officials were on scene as early as 6 a.m. Sunday morning with the area completely closed off.
At least 12 homes were evacuated in Rolling Hills Estates along Peartree Lane next to the canyon area, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. A total of 16 residents were forced to leave their residences.
SoCal Edison shut off power in the area, and Southern California Gas Company crews were called in to make sure no gas lines had been ruptured.
L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn posted an update to Twitter on Sunday afternoon saying that homes on Peartree Lane were “completely destroyed.”
“This is just devastating for these residents,” she said.
According to the L.A. County Fire Department, cracks were first discovered in the structure of one home, which led crews to find that the damage had progressed to neighboring residences.
“They discovered cracks along the structure of one building, and upon further investigation they realized that there were some cracks running through one home specifically, and it was progressing to the next home,” said LAFD Captain Chiyoshi Hasegawa. “We got additional specialists to assess the situation, and after assessing the situation we realized there were 12 homes that had received damage either inside of their home or outside of the structure.”
L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn posted an update to Twitter on Sunday afternoon saying that homes on Peartree Lane were “completely destroyed.” (Twitter/@SupJaniceHahn) 
L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn posted an update to Twitter on Sunday afternoon saying that homes on Peartree Lane were “completely destroyed.” (Twitter/@SupJaniceHahn) 
L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn posted an update to Twitter on Sunday afternoon saying that homes on Peartree Lane were “completely destroyed.” (Twitter/@SupJaniceHahn)
A neighborhood resident said she was sleeping when she awoke to sirens and commotion.
“I was sleeping…[I woke up to] a lot of noises and fire trucks, I was very concerned,” she said. “Then I was up most of the night worrying about what’s going to happen.”
While the resident’s house is not on the canyon side of the road, she is still concerned with the possibility that she will be forced to evacuate too.
At least 12 homes were evacuated in Rolling Hills Estates along Peartree Lane next to the canyon area, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. A total of 16 residents were forced to leave their residences. (OnSceneTV) 
At least 12 homes were evacuated in Rolling Hills Estates along Peartree Lane next to the canyon area, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. A total of 16 residents were forced to leave their residences. (OnSceneTV) 
Police, fire and utility company officials were on scene as early as 6 a.m. Sunday morning, and the area remains closed. SoCal Edison shut off power in the area, and Southern California Gas Company crews were called in to make sure no gas lines had been ruptured. (KTLA)
As of right now, she plans to stay put.
“My home is fine; we are on the ocean side…it’s the canyon side that’s having the problems,” she added. “They told us they were not going to [evacuate us] if they didn’t need to.”
No injuries were reported in the landslide, and geologists are conducting an investigation into what caused it to occur.
