Yet another brush fire erupted Wednesday in fire-weary Los Angeles, this time advancing rapidly in the Hollywood Hills near the popular Runyon Canyon area, prompting mandatory evacuation orders as the flames threatened homes.
The Sunset Fire erupted around 5:30 p.m. in an area near Solar and Astral drives, and crews on the scene reported the blaze was moving quickly uphill and rapidly threatening homes.
The blaze was estimated initially at 10 acres, but it was growing rapidly.
Mandatory evacuation orders were issued for a sprawling area between Laurel Canyon Boulevard and the Hollywood (101) Freeway, from Mulholland Drive on the north to Hollywood Boulevard on the south.
There was no immediate word on how the fire started.