The Skirball Fire has gotten a bit worse since those morning news reports:
As many as six homes destroyed in Skirball Fire burning near 405 freeway in Bel Air --
https://la.curbed.com/2017/12/6/1674...ty-bel-air-map
If the Santa Ana winds do pick up again later in the day, it could be very bad for those to the east of the current blaze since the winds come from a east and northeast direction. Back in the 80s, there was a fire that started in the Laurel Canyon area, on the north edge of Hollywood, and it burned all the way to the ocean, a distance of about 12+ miles, straight. I witnessed how the fire first started and the speed with which it spread, from some kids playing with firecrackers to the massive blaze it became, was startling...
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