VIDEO: @LACoFireAirOps Firehawk helicopter navigates high winds to drop water and protect structures from the #SkirballFire in Los Angeles, CA assisting @LAFD pic.twitter.com/Wj5mXLx7qX

— LACoFireAirOps (@LACoFireAirOps) December 6, 2017

The Skirball Fire burned 475 acres early Wednesday morning in Los Angeles and forced the closure of the 405 freeway, one of the busiest highways in the nation.