Evacuations were ordered early Monday in hillside neighborhoods on Los Angeles’ Westside due to a fast-moving brush fire.
The Getty Fire began around 1:30 a.m. and, driven by strong winds, quickly burned through brush to the west of the 405 Freeway.
Below, updated evacuations and other information. Click here for a larger map.
Mandatory Evacuations
- Temescal Canyon is the west border
- Chautauqua Boulevard down to PCH
- Mulholland remains the north border
- 405 Freeway remains the east border
Evacuation Centers
- Westwood Recreation Center, 1350 South Sepulveda Blvd.
- Van Nuys / Sherman Oaks Recreation Center, 14201 Huston St.
- Stoner Recreation Center, 1835 Stoner
- Palisades Recreation Center, 851 Alma Real Drive
- Cheviot Hills Recreation Center, 2551 Motor Avenue
Evacuation Center for Animals
- West Valley Animal Shelter, 20655 Plummer Street
- West LA Animal Shelter, 11361 W Pico Blvd.
- Hanson Dam
Road Closures
- Soutbound Sepulveda Boulevard exit ramp
- Southbound Sunset Boulevard exit ramp
- Getty Center and Mulholland Drive exit ramp
School Closures
- Palisades and University high schools
- Emerson and Revere middle schools
- Brentwood, Brockton, Canyon, Community Magnet, Fairburn, Kentner, Marquez, Palisades, Roscomare, Nora Sterry, Topanga, Warner and Westwood elementary schools
- The Archer School
- New Roads School
- All Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District schools
- New West Charter School
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Source: NBC Los Angeles
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