A major fire broke out in Griffith Park this afternoon and is still raging, 8 hours later. Griffith Park is located in Los Angeles, near Hollywood. The Griffith Observatory, LA Zoo, Autry Museum, and the Hollywood sign are all in the park.
When I got home from work today, I hiked up a hill on a college campus near my home. That was about 6 pm and there were several people watching and taking pictures. At that point no flames were visible, but there was a column of white smoke, and it looked like the fire was going to be under control soon.
Then the sun went down and the wind kicked up and we all watched sadly as we saw more and more flair-ups. This is a chronological series of the fire from about 6pm to about 7:30 pm
Although the Los Angeles Zoo and the Griffith Observatory were spared, it is reported that Dante's View and Amir's Garden are now gone
