The Sunset Fire started along the 2300 block of North Solar Drive in the Hollywood Hills area, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. It's around 60 acres in size, according to Cal Fire, burning between Runyon Canyon and Wattles Park.
With fire containment improving and winds dying down, some residents are being allowed back into neighborhoods devastated by the Eaton and Palisades fires.
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 order covers 70 square miles, from Mulholland Drive to the ocean and from Malibu to within a mile of Interstate 405.
Firefighters are working around the clock to contain the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire. Thousands of people were forced to evacuate when the blazes ignited and destroyed more than 12,000 structures. Here are the latest updates.
The deadly Palisades Fire was 27% contained Friday as a much-feared Santa Ana wind event wound down without dramatically impacting the firefight, and residents were allowed to return home in select neighborhoods that had been evacuated due to the blaze.
The stretch of Sunset Boulevard near the fire is lined with well-known venues and landmarks, including the TCL Chinese Theatre and Hollywood Bowl.
The new blaze lit up near Runyon Canyon, which is in the vicinity of iconic Los Angeles locations and tourist destinations. No homes were said to be damaged.
The Palisades Fire, the most destructive wildfire in Los Angeles history, edged closer to one of the city’s major population centers on Friday: the San Fernando Valley. Sky5 footage showed the fire’s northern flank burning toward Mulholland Drive in the Santa Monica Mountains,
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.
A central part of the city was under threat as a new fire broke out in the Hollywood Hills. Firefighters were already struggling to fight the worst blaze in Los Angeles history, and more than 100,000 people were under mandatory evacuation orders.