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.

THIS IS NOW CALLED THE SUNSET FIRE. IT’S AT LEAST TEN ACRES ... THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT THAT AREA WEST OF THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN AND THE RUNYON CANYON AREA. THE FIRE WAS REPORTED JUST AFTER 530.

The Sunset fire began burning in the Hollywood Hills between Runyon Canyon and Wattles Park on Wednesday evening, Jan. 8. By around 10:45 p.m., aerial firefighting tactics and aggressive ...

While some Angelenos cast around for someone to blame, a whole cooperative emergency-response system whirred to life.