Many people in the wealthy neighbourhood of Brentwood have been told to leave, as the Palisades Fire spreads east.
The Palisades, Eaton, Kenneth and Hurst fires are burning in Southern California, destroying more than 12,000 structures.
The evacuation order comes just days after the museum's other campus, the Getty Villa, was in the line of fire.
The new blaze lit up near Runyon Canyon, which is in the vicinity of iconic Los Angeles locations and tourist destinations.
The death toll for the Eaton Fire was revised from eight to six deaths. It has become one of the top 20 most destructive ...
An evacuation zone was established between the 101 Freeway and Laurel Canyon and between Mulholland Drive and Hollywood ...
No one’s here securing the homes, so these criminals are coming and breaking in,’ the veteran caregiver told The Independent ...
See maps of where mandatory evacuation orders as well as warnings are in place for wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area.