I’m enthralled by the ongoing drama about the fire in Griffith Park. It is apparently continuing to spread, now encompassing 300 acres, and forcing evacuations of residences.

1. Fire Growing, Neighborhoods Being Evacuated
2. L.A. County Fire Department Choppers Tank Up
3. Huge Flames above Los Feliz
4. 300 acres, 1300 homes without power, 300 residents evacuated

As Xeni Jardin is in the area, it is being posted on boingboing.net as well. Hollywood is Burning (Yet Again)

I just spoke with my brother and he tells me that the flames are pretty bright and the smoke is pretty thick. My parents’ house is about 8 miles from the Observatory by car, with the southern portion of Glendale lying in between.

There are a lot of freaky pictures at the L.A. Times site.

They’ve also closed off Los Feliz Blvd, which connects Glendale to Hollywood.