A brush fire near LA's Getty Center has spread to more than 250 acres and the LAFD has issued mandatory evacuation orders affecting 3,300 homes.
Early Monday, a brush fire broke out along the west side of Interstate 405, north of Sunset Boulevard and near the Getty Center in Southern California. It had grown to more than 250 acres by 5 a.m.
and was moving west, according to theThe LAFD called the fire "a very dynamic situation due to high winds" and issued mandatory evacuation orders affecting 3,300 homes in western Los Angeles County, according to LAFD Capt. Erik Scott. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron JamesMount Saint Mary's University tweeted that students at its Chalon campus near the museum were evacuated to another campus and classes were canceled for Monday.
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