Just hours after the flames ignited, the Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed two structures were already burning.
Los Angeles Fire Department officials ordered residents to evacuate their homes after a brush fire ignited near the Getty Center museum in Los Angeles on Monday.a"very dynamic fire" broke out on the west side of the 405 Freeway. Officials issued a number of mandatory evacuation orders and urged all residents in the area to remain vigilant and said those under an evacuation warning should be ready to leave at a moment's notice.
In the days leading up to the fire, which was dubbed the Getty Fire, California firefighters battled more than nine other incidents in the state. More than 40,000 residents across the Golden State were ordered to evacuate, with officials imploring people to take the threat seriously because strong Santa Ana winds could cause the flames to rapidly spread.
The winds persisted into Sunday night and the National Weather Service put Los Angeles County under a fire weather watch. NWS officials had"increasing confidence" the new Santa Ana wind event could be greater than the last and it had the chance of producing the strongest winds of the fall season. Strong winds, combined with forecasted low humidity could fuel current fires and cause additional flames to ignite.
As of 7:45 a.m. EDT, the LAFD reported the Getty fire was 250 acres large and moving in a westward direction. Mandatory evacuation orders were in place for the entire area from Mulholland Drive in the north, Chautauqua Boulevard down to the Pacific Coast Highway in the south, the 405 Freeway in the east and Sullivan Fire Road in the west. This area included an estimated 3,300 homes,
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