Hollywood Hills fire contained: Evacuations lifted near Runyon Canyon

LOS ANGELES - All evacuated residents impacted by the Sunset Fire in Hollywood Hills are returning home Thursday after crews reached full containment of the blaze.

All evacuation orders were lifted at 7:30 a.m, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Most evacuations were lifted for much of the area late Wednesday, except for a few areas including north of Franklin Avenue from Camino Palmero St. to N. Sierra Bonita Avenue.

The fire broke out a little before 6 p.m. near the popular Runyon Canyon area, prompting mandatory evacuation orders as flames threatened thousands of homes. An evacuation center was established at Pan Pacific Recreation Center, 7600 Beverly Blvd.

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The blaze was estimated initially at 10 acres, but it grew rapidly and doubled to at least 20 acres in about an hour, according to Cal Fire. The fire was contained to 43 acres.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

The latest fire comes as firefighters in Los Angeles and neighboring communities are battling the Palisades Fire, the Hurst Fire, the Lidia Fire, and the Eaton Fire, the latter of which has claimed the lives of five people.  At least 130,000 people were under evacuation orders.

Nearly 2,000 homes, businesses and other structures have been destroyed in the Palisades and Eaton fires.

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Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Erik Scott said they were able to keep the latest fire in the Hollywood Hills in check because "we hit it hard and fast and Mother Nature was a little nicer to us today than she was yesterday."

The two largest fires in the region – the Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire – remain 0% contained, Cal Fire said early Thursday. Meanwhile, fire officials said the Hurst Fire was 10% contained, while the Lydia Fire was 40% contained.