The Getty Villa activated its emergency operations center at 10:40 a.m. Tuesday, and within two hours, the fast-moving blaze ...
with flames seen on the iconic Los Angeles property. Aerial footage and images showed the fast-growing fire approaching the world-renowned Getty Villa museum, which is closed to the public on ...
At least 29 people are believed to be dead and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires rage ...
The Getty Villa, which is already closed to the public on Tuesdays, was “swiftly closed” to non-emergency staff after the fire started in the morning.
The J. Paul Getty Museum houses Vincent van Gogh’s “Irises” and many other priceless masterpieces in buildings that were dangerously close to the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.
“Fortunately, Getty had made extensive efforts to clear brush from the surrounding area as part of its fire mitigation ...
Part of the University of California, Los Angeles is also located ... The buildings are made of fire-resistant stone, concrete, and protected steel. Museum officials consider it the “safest ...