Sepulveda Pass brush fire forces Getty Center evacuation
Hilltops charred by fire overlook the 405 Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass near the Getty Center. The fire, which started Wednesday afternoon, burned 80 acres and forced evacuations from the Getty and Mount St. Mary’s College. It was 90% contained by Thursday morning, though Getty Center Drive remained closed. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Fire trucks at a staging area on Sepulveda Boulevard at the Getty Center entrance. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
A Los Angeles Fire Department helicopter surveys the scorched hillsides as an L.A. County Fire Department camp crew cuts brush below on the steep hills north of the Getty Center. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Getty Center employee Mario Cabrera monitors the center’s main entrance on Sepulveda Boulevard, which was open only to firefighters. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
An L.A. City helicopter drops water on a brush fire Wednesday on the hills above the 405 Freeway in Sepulvada Pass. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
The brush fire forced an evacuation of the Getty Center but officials said this afternoon that no structures were threatened. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
The fire broke out in the 1200 block of Getty Center Drive, said spokesman Erik Scott of the Los Angeles Fire Department. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Firefighters walk toward a hot spot in the Sepulveda Pass. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
A helicopter drops water on a brush fire in the Sepulveda Pass just north of the Getty Center. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
The blaze, which broke out about 12:45 p.m., has slowed traffic on the northbound 405 Freeway. (Christina House / For The Times)
Fire engines line up along Sepulveda Boulevard near Getty Center Drive. More than 200 firefighters were battling the blaze. (Christina House / For The Times)
Employees and museum visitors exit the Getty Center after a brush fire breaks out in the surrounding hills. No injuries had been reported this afternoon. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Visitors were ordered to evacuate the Getty Center as a precaution. Chuck Bunnell said museum officials “made us stand outside in the front entrance of the building, and distributed water bottles and umbrellas. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
A hawk flies over the brush fire in Sepulveda Pass. Authorities reported about 4 p.m. Wednesday that the blaze had burned 80 acres but not caused any injuries or structural damage. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
