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Photos: The Getty Fire Burns West Of The 405

Firefighters try to save a home on Tigertail Road from the Getty fire, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Christian Monterrosa/AP)
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There are over 10,000 structures -- including residential and commercial buildings -- in the mandatory evacuation zone for the Getty Fire, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

We are updating our main story with evacuations, closures, weather conditions, resources, acres burned, containment, injuries, damages and deployment.

Here's what it looked like in the early morning, into the day. Be safe out there.

Firefighters try to save a home on Tigertail Road during the Getty fire, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Christian Monterrosa/AP)

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Firefighters hose down flames as a home burns in the Getty fire area along Tigertail Road, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/)

A firefighters tries to hose down flames as a home burns in the Getty fire area along Tigertail Road Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)

A firefighter gets in position to hose down flames as a home burns in the Getty fire area along Tigertail Road Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)

A firefighters gets in position to hose down flames as a home burns in the Getty fire area along Tigertail Road, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)

Firefighters try to save a home on Tigertail Road during the Getty Fire, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Christian Monterrosa/AP)

Firefighters try to save a home on Tigertail Road during the Getty fire, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Christian Monterrosa/AP)

A firefighter tries to catch his breath after fighting flames from a wildfire, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Christian Monterrosa/AP)

Firefighters try to save a home on Tigertail Road as power lines fall and spark behind them during the Getty fire, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Christian Monterrosa/AP)

Firefighters try to save a home on Tigertail Road during the Getty fire, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Christian Monterrosa/AP)

Firefighters try to save a home from a wildfire on Tigertail Road Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Christian Monterrosa/AP)

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Firefighters try to save a home on Tigertail Road from the Getty Fire, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Christian Monterrosa/AP)

A man walks past a burning home during the Getty fire, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Christian Monterrosa/AP)

Firefighters douse the smoldering remains of a house in the area where the Getty Fire is burning on Oct. 28, 2019. The fire broke out overnight near a major freeway and quickly spread south and west, sending people fleeing in the dark. (Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images)

A wildfire broke out early Monday near the renowned Getty Center in Los Angeles, forcing widespread evacuations as the flames destroyed several homes in hillside communities. The so-called Getty Fire broke out overnight near a major freeway and quickly spread south and west, scorching 500 acres and sending people fleeing in the dark. (Apu Gomes/Getty Images)

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