Fire breaks out on Sunset Strip in West Hollywood as winds batter SoCal

Firefighters have stopped forward progress on a fire that was threatening homes in West Hollywood off the Sunset Strip as the area experienced powerful winds in anticipation of an afternoon windstorm. 

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The fire was reported just before 10:10 a.m. near Sunset and La Cienega boulevards. 

Sunset Blvd. was closed from Queens Road to Hayvenhurst Drive for the firefight. 

The fire's forward progress was stopped at 10:51 a.m.

No word on any injuries or damages.

No other information was immediately available.

The Source: This story was reported with information from the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

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