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There’s another worrisome wildfire in Los Angeles County. For the past two days, several areas of the county, including Palisades and Eaton, have been ravaged by fires that have quickly spread to the winds.
On Wednesday night, areas of Hollywood Hills began to burn, and the fire spread extremely quickly, as you can see in the videos below.
A new brush fire has ignited in the Hollywood Hills, CA.
— Tiffany Fong (@TiffanyFong_) January 9, 2025
🚨 BREAKING NOW: A new fire has just EXPLODED in the Hollywood Hills. pic.twitter.com/sSagQlyZsf
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) January 9, 2025
Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley could not relate much information regarding the Hollywood Hills fire.
“I don’t have much information,” Crowley said at a press conference.
“I can tell you, we’re throwing all of our available resources at it as we speak,”
Here’s more info on the Hollywood Hills fire from the LA Times.
Via LA Times
The blaze, dubbed the Sunset fire, exploded around 5:45 p.m. and appeared to be burning south toward Hollywood Boulevard.
An evacuation zone was established between the 101 Freeway and Laurel Canyon and between Mulholland Drive and Hollywood Boulevard, according to the LAFD.
Runyon Canyon was closed to the public on Wednesday as a fierce windstorm tore through the region bringing with it extreme fire danger.
Evacuation orders have been issued for some parts of the Hollywood Hills.
#SunsetFire: Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for Laurel Canyon Blvd (on the west) to Mulholland Drive (on the north) to 101 Freeway (on the east) down to Hollywood Blvd (on the south). Fire is estimated at 10 acres. Live coverage: https://t.co/v1y14ovueh pic.twitter.com/Cs5j9Tcw4v
— KTLA (@KTLA) January 9, 2025