Officials urged people to not defy evacuation orders by trying to save their home by keeping it wet with a hose.
Within hours of California's Getty Fire first sparking, eight homes were destroyed and officials expanded the mandatory evacuation area, which included more than 10,000 structures.
Early Monday morning, a brush fire ignited along the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles, and its proximity to the Getty Center earned it the name Getty Fire. Officials quickly ordered people to evacuate, and the area of mandatory evacuations grew to include parts that were previously under an evacuation warning.
"When the wind comes, if it picks up an ember and blows it in the wrong place, we could have another fire starting," Terrazas explained.In the past, people like Brody Jenner, whose experience was aired in part on the TV showhave defied evacuation orders in an attempt to save their homes by keeping the structure wet. Around 7:30 a.m. PDT, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti told residents in no uncertain terms that staying to fight was not the proper course of action.
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