A brush fire erupted in the Hollywood Hills area of California, to the west of the iconic Hollywood sign, amid several ongoing wildfires that first erupted in the Pacific Palisades area on Tuesday.
Fox News’s Bill Melugin reported that a chopper for Fox11 Los Angeles was “over” what appeared “to be a new bushfire burning in the hills west of the Hollywood sign.”
“Looks like it broke out moments ago,” Melugin added.
Due to the brush fire in the Hollywood Hills, a mandatory evacuation was ordered for the area, according to KTLA5 News.
Officials with the Los Angeles Fire Department estimated that the fire had “charred at least 20 acres in the Runyon Canyon area,” according to the outlet.
The brush fire was also reported to be “1.5 miles north of Hollywood Blvd.”
Chris Cristi, a helicopter reporter for ABC7 News reported that “a new fire” had…
