Weary Los Angeles firefighters are dealing with new fires that broke out Wednesday night in the Hollywood Hills and Studio City, APA reports citing LA Times.
Several homes appear to have caught fire in Studio City just before 9 p.m.
The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call for a structure fire at a four-story home at 3656 N. Sunswept Drive at 8:52 p.m.
“Firefighters are in the defensive mode against the fire unit with priority of defending the exposures and preventing extension into the brush,” the department said.
Aerial footage captured by KTLA News showed firefighting crews blasting water at multiple burning structures situated on winding hill roads with lots of surrounding vegetation.
The other fire, near Runyon Canyon in the Hollywood Hills, was creating massive traffic jams as residents rushed to evacuate the densely populated area.
The Sunset fire was reported at 2350 N. Solar Drive shortly after 5:30 p.m. and had spread to 50 acres in less than three hours, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley received word of the blaze while speaking at an evening news conference on several other massive fires burning in the region.
“I can tell you we’re throwing all of our available resources at it as we speak,” the chief said before rushing out.
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