A wildfire ignited in Runyon Canyon near the iconic Hollywood sign Wednesday night, prompting mass evacuations and gridlocked streets. The blaze, fueled by a severe windstorm, is considered one of the worst to hit Los Angeles since 2011, causing widespread damage and power outages. Residents abandoned their vehicles to escape the flames, forcing firefighters to clear a path for emergency vehicles.
The streets at the foot of the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles were gridlocked Wednesday night as hundreds of people fled from the newly erupted Sunset fire in Runyon Canyon near the famous Hollywood sign., a horrific wildfire broke out in the Pacific Palisades in an ongoing windstorm, which officials have said may be the worst to hit the Los Angeles area since the 2011 windstorm that caused millions of dollars in property damage, including mass power outages and uprooted trees.
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