Hollywood’s narrow and winding terrain is complicating efforts to escape the blaze
Fire crews and evacuees dealing with the raging Sunset Fire have had to navigating a major complication: the steep, narrow and winding terrain of the Hollywood Hills.
The neighborhood’s residents have been racing toward safety while fire trucks move up the hillside to tackle the blaze, leading to logjams on roads Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.
“Traffic is jammed to fire trucks and police vehicles, as well as people trying to leave,” Scott Dill told CNN late Wednesday. Rows of vehicles left the area as first responders rushed to the scene, videos Dill took on Sunset Boulevard show.
The roads that snake through the Hollywood Hills are notoriously difficult to navigate, even on a normal day. Many residential streets have frequent bends, no sidewalks and little space for two-way traffic.
“Up here on the hill, the roads are just so small. There is barely any room for fire trucks,” Studio City resident Brandon Jones told CNN affiliate KABC.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass deployed police officers to the area Wednesday night to help alleviate the evacuation traffic, she said on social media.
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