Firefighters soon gathered on a brush fire that ignited Tuesday night on the Hollywood hills below several homes, according to Los Angeles fire officials.
According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the fire ignited around 6:40 north of West Sunset Boulevard in the north of the 2100 block of Sunset Square Avenue. It burned about a quarter of the vegetation as it moved uphill, briefly threatening in nearby houses.
Within half an hour, officials reported that water droplets from the fire department helicopter “significantly slowed down” the progress of the fire under the house. About 80 firefighters were assigned to the fire, burning a car, but did not affect any structure.
Officials said water droplets from the Los Angeles Fire Department helicopters have greatly slowed the progress of the fire.
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According to the fire department, by 7:30 p.m., all active flames were extinguished and the progress was stopped.
Instructed to shelter in place for those living nearby, while the helicopter continued to drip, cooling the hot spots between the house and the handmade crew, reaching 100% curb in very steep terrain.
Amid the historic fires in Pacific Palisades and Altadena in January, the sunset fires ignited on the Hollywood hills near Rooney Canyon, prompting residents to rush to escape the area, prompting widespread evacuation orders and a lot of traffic jams. According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire, about 60 acres of land were reportedly burned down at 2350 N. Solar Drive and included within 24 hours.
