Forest fires reached Hollywood Hills: famous movie studio evacuated

California firefighters struggled all night with a fire that broke out Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles, California, near the famous Warner Bros. studio. Studios in the Hollywood Hills.

Photo: video frame YouTube / ABC News

By 18: 30 on Saturday, the Barham Fire spread to 34 acres and was localized to 15%, according to a statement by the Los Angeles Fire Department, writes Time.

According to the agency, none of the civilians was injured, although one firefighter was taken to the hospital after being injured in his arms and legs, not life-threatening.

WATCH THIS: Video editor Tom Ostrowski shot this cool time lapse footage of the #BarhamFire. Fire crews have stopped the forward progress of the fire, which is now 15% contained pic.twitter.com/knhWqCUFev

- CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) November 10, 2019

The city's fire department said it had stopped the fire from spreading and was able to save the buildings, noting that none of them were "no longer at risk."

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LAFD Assistant Chief John Drake, who supervised firefighters, said "preliminary indications" suggest there were "no homeless encampments at or near the location of the fire."

A #bushfire broke in the foothills above Burbank, #California, close the the Hollywood Hills, on the afternoon of November 9 and burned close to the famous Warner Bros Studios before firefighters halted its progress.#CAwx #BarhamFire pic.twitter.com/qro6nMKbEN

- WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) November 10, 2019

People in the area posted photos and videos of smoke on social networks.

My neighborhood is on fire. Taken on Riverside Drive. Be safe, everyone. #BarhamFire pic.twitter.com/Smke8ZHHph

- Zach Webb (@zach_webb) November 10, 2019

No official evacuation orders were issued, but "people living closest to the fire who were affected by smoke were directly contacted and encouraged to take shelter in their area of ​​residence," the LAFD said in a statement earlier Saturday afternoon. At least one person who identified themselves as working at Warner Bros. said they voluntarily evacuated their studio.

Photo: twitter.com/DrakeFilmScore

Photo: video frame YouTube / ABC News

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More than 230 LAFD employees, five helicopters and two aircraft were dispatched to contain the fire.

A fire in the Hollywood Hills began just a few weeks after a series of much more dangerous forest fires broke out in California, prompting Governor Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency.

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