All evacuation orders for the Hollywood Hills Sunset Fire have been lifted Thursday after water-dropping aircraft slowed the fire's advance overnight, allowing for full-containment by the afternoon.
The new blaze lit up near Runyon Canyon, which is in the vicinity of iconic Los Angeles locations and tourist destinations.
Fire officials say the flames consumed about 43 acres of land before their aggressive attack stopped forward progress.
The Sunset Fire started as a brush fire in Los Angeles' Hollywood Hills amid windstorm conditions. By mid-Thursday morning, ...
Evacuation orders in the Hollywood Hills were lifted early Thursday morning as fire crews succeeded in getting a handle on the fire.
Evacuating warnings were also issued for areas north of Sunset Boulevard between the city of Beverly Hills and the neighborhood of Hollywood. More:Catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires expand as more ...
Hollywood Hills residents were forced to evacuate on Wednesday night after a new wildfire broke out in the famed, celebrity-packed Los Angeles neighborhood. The Sunset Fire has so far torched more ...
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An evacuation order for Los Angeles' Hollywood Hills West neighbourhood has been ... had been earlier asked to leave because of the Sunset Fire, one of at least five large-scale wildfires which ...
An evacuation zone was established between the 101 Freeway and Laurel Canyon and between Mulholland Drive and Hollywood Boulevard.
Evacuation orders in the Hollywood Hills for the Sunset fire were fully lifted early Thursday morning, Jan 9, as crews that succeeded in stopping flames from spreading into nearby homes and iconic Los ...