5 dead, more than 1,100 structures destroyed as new fire hits Hollywood Hills

 

New fire hits Hollywood Hills

 

 

Firefighters battled multiple blazes overnight as whipping winds, with gusts up to 100 mph, fueled three major wildfires.

• Wildfire map
• School closures
• Freeway, road closures

Palisades fire
Burned more than 15,800 acres and numerous homes, businesses and landmarks in Pacific Palisades and westward along Pacific Coast Highway, toward Malibu.

• Closures, evacuations, shelters
• PCH devastated

Eaton fire
Burned more than 10,000 acres and many structures in Altadena and Pasadena.

• Evacuation orders expanded
• Closures and shelters

Sunset fire
The blaze, dubbed the Sunset fire, exploded around 5:45 p.m. and appeared to be burning south toward Hollywood Boulevard.

• Evacuation order

Hurst fire
Burned 700 acres in the area around Sylmar.