Wildfires threaten several thousand homes in Southern California

Firefighters in Southern California are battling a new wildfire that has engulfed an area near the Getty Center and the Skirball Cultural Center.

The 150-acre brush fire ignited around 5 a.m. CT near 405 Freeway and Mulholland Drive in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. More than 350 firefighters were on the scene with helicopters hovering above as the so-called Skirball fire remained at 0 percent contained later this morning.

Authorities have shut down northbound 405 for an "undetermined period" as a result of the blaze and ordered mandatory evacuations for parts of the affluent Bel-Air neighborhood, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti said the Skirball fire has downed trees and destroyed at least four structures in the area so far. Read More

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