The remaining evacuations due to the Sunset Fire in the Hollywood Hills will be lifted early Thursday, officials announced.
“At 7:30 a.m., the closed area of the Sunset Fire area north of Franklin will open and all evacuation orders will be lifted,” the Los Angeles Fire Department said in an update around 6:30 a.m.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 8: A helicopter is seen creating water droplets during the Sunset Fire in Hollywood, California on January 8, 2025. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) View of Sunset Fire in the Hollywood Hills taken by Sky5 on January 8, 2025. (KTLA) A helicopter drops water on the Sunset Fire burning in the Hollywood Hills section, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Aerial view of the Sunset Fire in Hollywood, Jan. 8. 2025. (KTLA) On January 8, 2025, the Sunset Fire burns in the Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles. (KTLA) Sunset Fire in Hollywood as seen from the Alert California camera on January 8, 2025.
Residents were urged to be careful when returning to their homes as fire brigade teams will continue to be dispatched.
The Sunset Fire was reported on Solar Drive near Astral Drive just after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Fire officials estimated the wildfire had scorched at least 20 acres in the Runyon Canyon area as of 6:30 p.m., with the glow of the flames covering the famous Walk of Fame and historic theaters on Hollywood Boulevard. And so on, it seemed all over Hollywood.
Sky5 aerial footage showed the balcony of a building on fire near Franklin Avenue and Vista Street, but firefighters were able to extinguish the fire before it caused any major damage.
The fire forced thousands of residents to evacuate, most of which were lifted after midnight with an update from authorities.
The majority of the Sunset Fire evacuation zone has been lifted, except for the area north of Franklin Avenue from Camino Palmero Street (east boundary) to north Sierra Bonita Avenue (west boundary). Due to LAFD’s continued operations, this area will remain closed until tomorrow morning to prevent regrowth of vegetation around these streets.
The area burned by the fire has also been updated to 43 acres.
Remaining evacuations are winding down, as firefighting continues to battle several ongoing wildfires, including the Palisades Fire, the most destructive fire in Los Angeles history, and the 10,600-acre Eaton Fire in Los Angeles. This was because the fire was extinguished overnight, even though the police were already short-staffed. Altadena and Pasadena.
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