In photos: Thousands ordered to flee California wildfires
Thousands of people in Los Angeles were ordered to evacuate after a fast-moving brush fire ignited early on Monday morning near the Getty Center museum, the latest outbreak in a wildfire season that has caused disruption at both ends of California.
A firefighter stops to look at a wall of fire while battling a grass fire on East Cypress Road in Knightsen, California.Jose Carlos Fajardo/The Associated Press
The Getty Fire burns next to the 405 freeway in the hills of West Los Angeles, California.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters
A man walks past a burning home during the Getty fire, in Los Angeles.Christian Monterrosa/The Associated Press
A firefighting helicopter flies over the Getty Fire as it burns in the hills west of the 405 freeway in the hills of West Los Angeles, California.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters
A firefighter watches a flames approach the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood during the Getty fire, in Los Angeles.Christian Monterrosa/The Associated Press
A firefighter drags a hose closer to battle a grass fire on East Cypress Road in Knightsen, California.Jose Carlos Fajardo/The Associated Press
Firefighters march up a hill after extinguishing a grass fire in Lafayette, California.Jose Carlos Fajardo/The Associated Press
Firefighters shoot water at the Lafayette Tennis Club building in Lafayette, California.Jose Carlos Fajardo/The Associated Press
Westbound traffic on State Route 24 is slowed down as fire crews work on extinguishing a grass fire in Lafayette, California.Jose Carlos Fajardo/The Associated Press
A bulldozer works on creating a fire break at a grass fire in Vallejo, California.Jose Carlos Fajardo/The Associated Press
A helicopter drops water on the grounds of the California State University Maritime Academy while battling a grass fire in Vallejo, California.Jose Carlos Fajardo/The Associated Press
A helicopter drops water on the grounds of the California State University Maritime Academy while battling a grass fire in Vallejo, California.Jose Carlos Fajardo/The Associated Press
Mickey Chizek from Cal Fire helps to evacuate a herd of alpacas as the Kincade Fire approaches their enclosure in Sonoma County, California.Ethan Swope/The Associated Press
A firefighter battles a grass fire on East Cypress Road in Knightsen, California.Jose Carlos Fajardo/The Associated Press
Dr. Emily Putt, a veterinarian who helps rescue horses from fire zones, comforts a horse as a wildfire called the Kincade Fire burns in Healdsburg, California.Noah Berger/The Associated Press