Skirball Fire in Bel Air area now 75 percent contained, fire officials say

By ABC7.com staff
Sunday, December 10, 2017

Smoke and flames are seen from the Skirball Fire on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. (KABC)

BEL AIR, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Skirball Fire in the Bel Air area is now 75 percent contained, Los Angeles Fire Department officials said Saturday.

The acreage of the fire was also updated from 475 to 421 acres, according to fire officials.

It broke out along the 405 Freeway near the Getty Center early Wednesday morning.

The flames destroyed six homes and damaged 12 others.

Some evacuees were allowed to go back home Thursday night, but some evacuation orders were still in place in the north side of the 1000 block of Linda Flora Drive and south of 1894 Linda Flora Drive.

The bedroom of a home is engulfed in flames from the Skirball fire along Linda Flora Drive on December 6, 2017 in Bel-Air, California.none
A firefighter works to save burning houses along Linda Flora Drive during the Skirball Fire in Los Angeles, California, December 6, 2017.none
The Getty Center lies shrouded in smoke as firefighters keep watch on a nearby canyon from the terraces of homes in the Bel Air district on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017.none
Firefighters station engines on Bel Terrace and a helicopter prepares to make a water drop as the Skirball wildfire threatens the Bel Air district of Los Angeles, Dec. 6, 2017.none
A Los Angeles County Fire Dept. helicopter makes a water drop on flames sweeping up a steep canyon wall, threatening homes on a ridge line in the Bel Air district of Los Angeles.none
Flames sweep up a steep canyon wall, threatening homes on a ridge line as the Skirball wildfire swept through the Bel Air district of Los Angeles Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017.none
The Skirball Fire burns in the Sepulveda Pass along the 405 Freeway.none
The Skirball Fire burns in the Sepulveda Pass along the 405 Freeway.none
The Skirball Fire burns in the Sepulveda Pass along the 405 Freeway.none
The Skirball Fire burns in the Sepulveda Pass along the 405 Freeway.none
The Skirball Fire burns in the Sepulveda Pass along the 405 Freeway.none
The Skirball Fire burns in the Sepulveda Pass along the 405 Freeway.none
The Skirball Fire burns in the Sepulveda Pass along the 405 Freeway.none
The Skirball Fire burns in the Sepulveda Pass along the 405 Freeway.none
The Skirball Fire burns in the Sepulveda Pass along the 405 Freeway.none
The Skirball Fire burns in the Sepulveda Pass along the 405 Freeway.none
The Skirball Fire burns in the Sepulveda Pass along the 405 Freeway.none
The Skirball Fire burns in the Sepulveda Pass along the 405 Freeway.none
The Skirball Fire burns in the Sepulveda Pass along the 405 Freeway.none
The Skirball Fire burns in the Sepulveda Pass along the 405 Freeway.none
The Skirball Fire burns in the Sepulveda Pass along the 405 Freeway.none
The Skirball Fire burns in the Sepulveda Pass along the 405 Freeway.none
The Skirball Fire burns in the Sepulveda Pass along the 405 Freeway.none
The Skirball Fire burns in the Sepulveda Pass along the 405 Freeway.none
The Skirball Fire burns in the Sepulveda Pass along the 405 Freeway.none
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