UPDATED at 4:31 p.m. PDT October 28, 2019
Monday afternoon Firefighters made progress in slowing the spread of the Getty Fire west of the 405 Freeway below the Getty Center museum in Los Angeles. Fire officials said the fire had burned eight homes and 618 acres.
An aggressive air assault after sunrise assisted firefighters on the ground. Numerous helicopters, large air tankers, plus two DC-10 airtankers dropped retardant and water on the brush-covered slopes.
At 4 p.m. some evacuation orders were still in effect for about 10,000 homes, and the southbound lanes of the 405 freeway were closed from the junction of US 101 to Sunset Boulevard.
8:08 a.m. PDT October 28, 2019
The Getty Fire broke out Monday morning near the 405 Freeway below the Getty Center museum in Los Angeles causing authorities to issue evacuation orders for about 3,300 homes. (see map)
The fire was reported at about 1:30 a.m. near the southbound lanes of the 405 Freeway in Sepulveda Pass.
There are reports that several homes have burned. The Los Angeles Fire Department reported at 7:30 a.m. that approximately 500 acres had burned.
The home of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was one of 3,300 affected by the Getty Fire.
Man these LA ? aren’t no joke. Had to emergency evacuate my house and I’ve been driving around with my family trying to get rooms. No luck so far! ??♂️
— LeBron James (@KingJames) October 28, 2019
Later he wrote on Twitter,”Finally found a place to accommodate us! Crazy night man!”
