The remaining evacuations caused by the Sunset Fire in the Hollywood Hills have been lifted early Thursday morning, officials announced.
“At 7:30AM, the closed section of the Sunset Fire, area North of Franklin, will be OPEN and all evacuation orders LIFTED,” the Los Angeles Fire Department stated in an update around 6:30 a.m.
HOLLYWOOD, CA – JANUARY 08: Helicopters are seen making water drops during the Sunset Fire on January 08, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
A view of the Sunset Fire in the Hollywood Hills captured by Sky5 on Jan. 8, 2025. (KTLA)
Water is dropped by helicopter on the burning Sunset Fire in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Aerial view of the Sunset Fire in Hollywood on Jan. 8, 2025. (KTLA)
The Sunset Fire burns in the Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles on Jan. 8, 2025. (KTLA)
Sunset Fire in Hollywood seen from AllertCalifornia cameras on Jan. 8, 2025.
Residents were asked to be careful while returning to their homes as Fire Department companies will still be working in the area.
The Sunset Fire was reported just after just after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday on Solar Drive near Astral Drive.
Fire officials estimated the wildfire had charred at least 20 acres in the Runyon Canyon area as of 6:30 p.m. with the glow from the flames visible across Hollywood, including from the famous Walk of Fame and historic theaters on Hollywood Boulevard.
Aerial footage from Sky5 captured the balcony of one structure on fire near Franklin Avenue and Vista Street, although firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze before it caused too much damage.
Thousands of residents were forced to evacuate due to the fire but most of those were lifted in an update from officials just after midnight:
The majority of the Evacuation Zone for the Sunset Fire is LIFTED with the EXCEPTION of the area North of Franklin Ave from Camino Palmero St (East border) to N Sierra Bonita Ave. (West border). This area remains CLOSED until tomorrow morning due to continued LAFD operations ensuring no flare ups in the vegetation surrounding these streets.
The acreage burned in the fire was also updated to 43 acres.
“Fortunately, the Sunset Fire is under control,” LAFD spokesperson Margaret Stewart said while announcing the evacuation update Thursday morning.
Firefighters got the upper hand on the blaze overnight despite already being stretched thin while battling several other ongoing wildfires including the Palisades Fire, Los Angeles’ most destructive fire event ever, and the 10,600-acre Eaton Fire in Altadena and Pasadena.
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