A fire above a dog park in Hollywood Hills burned about one acre of brush near Universal Studios Monday evening.
Crews from the Los Angeles Fire Department began battling the fire at about 9:36 p.m., after it had already burned at least one acre of medium-to-heavy brush on the 3650 block of Barham Boulevard.
According to LAFD public information officer Brian Humphrey, there were at least 80 firefighters on the scene within 30 minutes. By the end of the fire, 100 LAFD personnel were deployed. The department also sent three helicopters to help battle the fire and the Los Angeles County Fire Department deployed to help stop the blaze with camp crews and an additional helicopter.
It took the 100 firefighters 75 minutes to contain the the flames.
LAFD said the fire is nearby Ava Apartment Complex but no structures were ever considered to be under threat and no evacuation orders were ever issued.
"At this point and time, there are no structures imminently threatened but the fires in this area have been known to be very stubborn and taken days to put out, " Humphrey said.
He added that the fire was burning away from the complex and toward Coyote Canyon.
"I walked outside and just smelled smoke, potent smoke," said Zach Goodwin, one of the many residents in the area who was worried about how near the fire was to their homes. "We turned the corner and there was just bright glowing, just a massive thing."
Residents were happy to learn that the blaze was quickly blocked from moving forward.
"We could see the flames from our building, so that was terrifying," said Madison Siedschlag, another Hollywood Hills resident. She started packing an evacuation bag just in case, despite not hearing otherwise from firefighters.
"I used to hike up there, I'd take the dogs up there. It's a beautiful place," said Tatiana Turner, a Hollywood Hills neighbor. "I hope it's safe, and I'm pretty sure it will be."
"They're awesome. They rolled in really quick," she continued, noting the speedy response by LAFD crews.
The cause of the fire is still unclear.
"The cause will come soon, right now we need to put this fire down," Humphrey said at the time.