A Los Angeles man discovered something scary living under his home after the wildfires

Residents of Los Angeles are picking up the pieces after the devastating wildfires.

One resident had more than fire damage to deal with when he returned. 

And a Los Angeles man discovered something scary living under his home after the wildfires. 

500-pound black bear hid from the wildfires under Pasadena home 

Los Angeles County, California, was ravaged by a series of wildfires that broke out in January. 

Animals fled from the wildfires and scrambled to find places to hide from the smoke and the flames. 

Pasadena resident Sean Lorenzini evacuated from his home during the wildfires. 

A 500-pound black bear took refuge in the crawl space underneath his home after escaping the Eaton wildfire in the area. 

The bear nicknamed Yogi had been spotted in the Pasadena area for years. 

Yogi refuses to leave the crawl space of Lorenzini’s home. 

“That bear has to be 7 feet tall, 5-600 pounds without a doubt,” Lorenzini told KTLA. 

Neighbor Glen Ferris said the bear had been living under the house since the wildfires and has made himself at home. 

“We think he took refuge in there during the fire… and he hasn’t wanted to come out since then,” Ferris explained. “He comes out at night for food. But during the day, pretty much stays in there.”

Ferris has bearproof trash bins but Yogi has found a way to bust into them. 

Bear claw marks have been found on trashcans in the neighborhood. 

“He’s busted it open,” Ferris said. “We are not afraid of him, he’s around here a lot.”

Yogi has become a loud neighbor, according to Ferris. 

“My son’s bedroom backs up to Sean’s house, and he hears him all the time. We know he’s going in and out,” Ferris stated. 

Pasadena homeowner hopes that wildlife officials can relocate black bear 

Neighbors near Lorenzini’s home are getting worried that the black bear could become dangerous. 

“He’s there, and he’s dangerous. You don’t know what he’s going to do,” Lorenzini said. “It’s not like he’s not entitled to be here. We are encroaching on his territory. Nonetheless, this bear and humans aren’t meant to interact like this.”

Lorenzini hoped that wildlife officials could relocate Yogi without having to put him down. 

“I need him out,” Lorenzini explained. “I don’t want him hurt but I need him removed and I think he’s just going to come back.”

Lorenzini can begin to have his home renovated from the fire until the bear his removed. 

He knows that Yogi has been causing damage in the crawl space underneath his home. 

“We are having some fuses blown, so he’s down there obviously whacking things around. Some of the insulation has been pulled out,” Lorenzini stated. 

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is coming up with a plan for how to deal with Yogi. 

Another black bear began living underneath a home in Altadena in January from the wildfires. 

The bear was too big to be tranquilized so wildlife officials used peanut butter and rotisserie chicken to lure it into a trap. 

Wildlife officials dropped the bear off in the Angeles National Forest. 

Fire damage is just one challenge for some homeowners in the Los Angeles area as they look to rebuild.