Fire sends smoke billowing over Hollywood sign
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Fire sends smoke billowing over Hollywood sign
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A brush fire in the foothills above Los Angeles sent dark plumes of smoke over the famed Hollywood sign on Friday and threatened an apartment building.
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Smoke rises behind the world famous Hollywood sign on Mount Lee from brush fire in Universal City area near Los Angeles March 30, 2007. REUTERS/Sam Mircovich
Television pictures showed thick black smoke billowing over the 50-foot (15-meter) sign, long a Hollywood landmark, even though the actual fire was about a quarter mile away and across a canyon, fire officials said.
About 200 firefighters battled the fire, assisted by water-dropping helicopters, said Ron Myers of the Los Angeles city fire department. Early reports said the fire had charred about five acres.
The Hollywood sign, which was built of wood in 1923 and read Hollywoodland as an advertisement for a housing development, is now made of steel and painted white.
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Smoke rises behind the world famous Hollywood sign on Mount Lee from brush fire in Universal City area near Los Angeles March 30, 2007. REUTERS/Sam Mircovich
Television pictures showed thick black smoke billowing over the 50-foot (15-meter) sign, long a Hollywood landmark, even though the actual fire was about a quarter mile away and across a canyon, fire officials said.
About 200 firefighters battled the fire, assisted by water-dropping helicopters, said Ron Myers of the Los Angeles city fire department. Early reports said the fire had charred about five acres.
The Hollywood sign, which was built of wood in 1923 and read Hollywoodland as an advertisement for a housing development, is now made of steel and painted white.
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A general view of a brush fire in the hills above Los Angeles, March 30, 2007.
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Men take photos of a brush fire in the hills above Los Angeles, March 30, 2007.
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A helicopter flies over a brush fire in the hills above Los Angeles, March 30, 2007.
You Witness News/Patrick Gookin
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A Los Angeles Municipal County sign as smoke billows from a brush fire in the hills above, March 30, 2007.
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A general view of a brush fire in the hills above Los Angeles, March 30, 2007.
You Witness News/Whitney Tipton
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Men take photos of a brush fire in the hills above Los Angeles, March 30, 2007.
You Witness News/Patrick Gookin
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A helicopter flies over a brush fire in the hills above Los Angeles, March 30, 2007.
You Witness News/Patrick Gookin
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A Los Angeles Municipal County sign as smoke billows from a brush fire in the hills above, March 30, 2007.
You Witness News/Patrick Gookin
Bron: Reuters
Every cloud has a silver lining
