College Evacuates Due to L.A. Fire

July 9, 2009 - 3:30 pm By COED Staff

Brush Fire MuseumMount St. Mary’s College and Getty Center art complex, which houses works by Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh, were evacuated as a fire burned in thick brush on the steep slopes of the Santa Monica Mountains.

The fire was 90 percent contained late Wednesday after erupting early in the afternoon and quickly growing to 80 acres above parking facilities for the Getty.

About 350 firefighters worked on rugged slopes and seven helicopters pounded flames with water from nearby Stone Canyon Reservoir.

Read all about the raging LA fire!

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