Today is an important day to fight the fire.
Firefighters heroically kept it from spreading east across the interstate highway into Bel Air.
Tonight the winds will return for a few days and nothing good will come from that.
From the map it looks to be approaching highly populated areas once again.
Would be another disaster if it reached UCLA far to the east.
The Getty Center hugs the Interstate down in Brentwood and is closer to the current fire.
Still only 11% contained.
Firefighters heroically kept it from spreading east across the interstate highway into Bel Air.
Tonight the winds will return for a few days and nothing good will come from that.
The expanded evacuation area covers some of Los Angeles’ most important cultural institutions, including the Getty Center, an architectural landmark with a world-class art collection. The historic cultural center has a fire-resistant design that may be put to the test.
Katherine Fleming, president and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust, said the art galleries are “safe and protected” and are being closely monitored.
The campus of the University of California at Los Angeles is on “high alert” and has been advised to prepare for evacuation, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire. New areas of Bel Air east of the 405 freeway are now also on evacuation warning, Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky wrote in an email to her constituents.
From the map it looks to be approaching highly populated areas once again.
Would be another disaster if it reached UCLA far to the east.
The Getty Center hugs the Interstate down in Brentwood and is closer to the current fire.
Still only 11% contained.
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