Friday, September 14, 2012

Fire Near The Getty Center- 9/14/12

As of 5:20pm on 9/14/12 several wildfires have broken out in the Santa Monica Mountains.
Two of the three fires are small, one of which was a transformer fire on Mulholland Drive, and the other of which was most likely an arson fire on Coldwater Canyon Road.

The largest of the fires is currently spreading rapidly near the eastern side of the 405 freeway, and is located near the Bell Air Estates. The largest fire was reported at 3:36pm and is currently being fought using firefighting helicopters, and as of now, by "super scoopers." The fire is approximately 25 acres, but only voluntary evacuations have occurred.

The 405 freeway has just been closed off near Getty Center Drive and the Getty Center has closed early due to the fire. Traffic has been backed up all the way to the 90 freeway.

Temperatures are a searing 97 degrees in the area, and humidity is a mere 13%, but wind speeds are quite low, so the fire near the 405 will most likely not spread too far, and will be contained shortly.

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