#GettyFire: Wildfire breaks out in Los Angeles near the Getty Center


Early this morning, at around 1:30am, a fire broke out along the 405 freeway near the Getty Center in Los Angeles. As the blaze spread through the Sepulveda Pass, firefighters were found on the scene working to contain the fires as residents were prompted to evacuate the area according to ABC 7 news.


Brush fires are common among the dry landscapes of Southern California, specifically in Los Angeles County. In December 2017 the Getty Center experienced and survived a massive wildfire that erupted along the Sepulveda Pass. The Getty Center, designed by Richard Meier & Partners in 1997 and is designed with a series of fire prevention strategies, including large stone wall expanses and a minimal number of openings located adjacent to the complex's scrubby hillsides. 

Although these natural disasters are not uncommon, the severity of these events reaffirm many things. 

  1. The intensity and power of these fires can quickly destroy thousands of acres of land and countless homes and structure...
Katherine Guimapang via Archinect - News http://bit.ly/330lx12

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