BREAKING NEWS! Fire in Griffith Park

There's a brush fire in Griffith Park. KNBC is reporting that 80 members of a ground crew responded to a brush fire in the hills above Griffith Park at about 1:30 p.m. today. The fire is located in a difficult-to-access area between Roosevelt Golf Course and the 5 Freeway on the east end of the park. Firefighters are also battling high temperatures, winds and low humidity

Updates to be posted soon. Pics available after the jump.

Fire in Griffith Park

Fire in Griffith Park



Photos & video taken by Friend of LAist, Rob Takata, while he was gadding about town for his usual three-martini lunch.

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At 2:15 I was at Santa Monica and La Brea looking at the Griffith Observatory. The fire looked like it was approaching the observatory. I took some pics but don't know how to post them.

get a Flickr or Buzznet account - takes seconds

upload them there, and email us with the url

thelaist @ gmail

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