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PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Sunset Fire sparks in Hollywood Hills
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Devastating fires continue to pop up across Los Angeles, with the latest being the Sunset Fire in the Hollywood Hills.
LOS ANGELES - Several fires have erupted across Los Angeles County this week, including the Sunset Fire that broke out at Runyon Canyon in the Hollywood Hills.
As word spread about the fire on the popular LA hiking trail, some misinformation quickly spread on social media that the Hollywood Sign was burning down.
While many evacuated Hollywood and Hollywood Hills residents focused on survival and getting out of the area, others took out their phones to watch the flames at the historic site.
The Hollywood Sign is seen with smoke from multiple wildfires on January 08, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
As more images made their way online, AI-generated images also made the rounds as people believed the Hollywood Sign, which is located at nearby Griffith Park, was burning down.
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Marlon Waynes even posted the image to his Instagram account and acknowledged he "wasn’t sure if the image was real or not."
"To all my tribe of friends, family, executives, agents, managers, crew members… this ain’t Hollywood burning, it’s a rebirth. This is rinsing our souls of all the devastation we have endured over the past five years," the comedian wrote.
The iconic landmark remains untouched and is safe from the flames. Also, evacuation orders were lifted for the Sunset Fire by late Thursday morning.