Getty Fire Map: Road, school closures continue as mandatory evacuations ordered near museum
Monday, October 28, 2019Evacuations were ordered in Westside hillside communities near the Getty Center early Monday morning after a fast-moving fire erupted along the 405 Freeway.
The blaze broke out on a hill around 1:30 a.m. close to the southbound side of the 405 at Getty Center Drive. It quickly burned 500 acres and jumped the freeway.
The California Highway Patrol said homes in the area were being threatened, and multiple homes went up in flames as firefighters continued to battle the intense flames.
The area between Sunset Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway, and between Temescal Canyon Road and Chautauqua Boulevard have been changed from a voluntary evacuation zone to a evacuation preparedness zone.
Mandatory evacuations:
-MountainGate and Mandeville Canyon communities
-Mount Saint Mary's University at 12001 Chalon Rd.
-Carondelet Center, a senior living community, at 11999 Chalon Rd.
Topanga Canyon is under voluntary evacuations.
The borders of the Mandatory evacuation zone are:
-Temescal Canyon Road is the West border
-Sunset Boulevard is the South border
-Mulholland Drive is the North border
-405 Freeway is the East border
The borders of the evacuation preparedness zone are:
-Topanga Canyon is the West border
-Sunset Boulevard is the South border
-Mulholland Drive is the North border
-Temescal Canyon Road is the East border
EVACUATION CENTERS
-Westwood Recreation Center, 1350 South Sepulveda Blvd.
-Van Nuys/Sherman Oaks Recreation Center, 14201 Huston St.
-Palisades Recreation Center, 851 Alma Real Dr.
-Stoner Recreation Center, 1835 Stoner Ave.
-Palisades Recreation Center, 851 Alma Dr.
-Cheviot Hills Recreation Center, 2551 Motor Ave.
-For animals: West Valley Animal Shelter at 20655 Plummer St., West L.A. Animal Shelter at 11361 W. Pico Bl. and East Valley Animal Shelter at 14409 Vanowen St. in Van Nuys
-For large animals: Pierce College at 6201 Winnetka Avenue in Woodland Hills and Hansen Dam Recreation Area at 11127 Orcas Ave. in Lake View Terrace
ROAD CLOSURES
-Southbound 405 Freeway, from the 101 Freeway to Sunset Boulevard. Lanes of the major thoroughfare were expected to reopen by 1 p.m., according to CHP
-Northbound 405 Freeway off-ramps: Sepulveda Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, Mulholland Drive, Monaga Drive, Getty Center Drive and Skirball Center Drive
-Eastbound and westbound 101 Freeway interchange at the 405
-Topanga Canyon Boulevard from Mulholland Highway to Pacific Coast Highway for non-residents
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SCHOOL CLOSURES
-UCLA
-Santa Monica College
-All Santa Monica and Malibu schools, and district office and all child care locations
-Curtis School
-Marymount High
-New Roads School
-The Archer School for Girls
-New West Charter School
-Wise Elementary
-Windward School
-Palisades High
-University High
-Emerson Middle
-Revere Middle
-Warner Elementary
-Brentwood Elementary
-Fairburn Elementary
-Topanga Elementary
-Canyon Elementary
-Kenter Elementary
-Westwood Elementary
-Nora Sterry Elementary
-Brockton Elementary
-Marquez Elementary
-Roscomare Elementary
-Community Magnet Elementary
-Palisades Elementary
Transportation to and from schools closed by the Getty Fire was canceled Monday.
OUTAGES
As of 7 a.m., about 900 customers were without power due to the blaze, according to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. The affected area included Bel Air, Brentwood and Westwood. It is unclear when power will be restored. Southern California Edison turned off power for nearly 16,000 customers as a preemptive measure, with over 350,000 under considerations for shutoffs.
Southern California is bracing for the return of Santa Ana winds as it remains under red flag conditions Monday. Several blazes ravaged the area last week as the combination of Santa Ana winds, low humidity and hot temperatures created dangerous fire conditions.
It was not immediately known what caused the fire.
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