A fast-moving fire has broken out in the Hollywood Hills threatening one of Los Angeles’ most iconic landmarks as firefighters battle to get three major blazes under control.
Wildfires have killed five people, put 130,000 people under evacuation orders and ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to inland Pasadena.
The Hollywood Hills fire was burning near the Hollywood Bowl and about a mile from the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Streets around Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and Madame Tussauds were packed with traffic as sirens blared and low-flying helicopters soared overhead on their way to dump water on the flames.
People could be seen lugging suitcases from hotels on foot, while some onlookers walked towards the flames, recording the blaze on their phones.
More to follow…