LeBron James is among 200,000 people evacuated from their homes as wildfires continue to ravage California with the 85 square mile blaze now burning near Josh Duhamel's Brentwood pad and the historic Getty Center - home to Rembrandt and Van Gogh paintings(78 Pics)
Wildfires are continuing to ravage California as they force 200,000 to flee their homes and threaten the Getty Center which houses historic artwork.
NBA star LeBron James was among those to flee their homes. He took to Twitter writing: 'Man these LA (fire emoji) aren't no joke. Had to emergency evacuate my house and I've been driving around with my family trying to get rooms. No luck so far!'
Eighteen minutes later he wrote an update: 'Finally found a place to accommodate us! Crazy night man!' He also added: 'I (praying hands) for all the families in the area that could be affected by these (fire emojis) now! Pretty please get to safety ASAP.
'My best wishes as well to the first responders right now doing what they do best!'
Fires were also seen spreading toward the home of another resident of Brentwood, actor Josh Duhamel.
The flames were seen engulfing North Kenter Hill where a number of mansions are located. Duhamel and his then-wife Fergie bought the 8,232 sq ft home in 2007 for $5.2million. It has eight bedrooms and eight-and-a-half bathrooms.
Meanwhile, the gusty winds and wildfires have forced up to 2 million residents of Northern California to go without power.
PG&E, the California utility company, shut off power to more customers on Sunday in hopes of avoiding further fires caused by downed power lines. Officials say electricity could be restored by Wednesday.
A fire is seen threatening the home of actor Josh Duhamel in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles before dawn on Monday
The fires were spreading in the North Kenter Hill section of Brentwood, one of the most affluent areas of Los Angeles
The fire is seen spreading along the hills of western Los Angeles in the early morning hours of Monday
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti says some homes have burned in a wildfire on the city's west side but so far there have not been extensive losses
The frame of a house still stands as it burns in front of the rising sun during the Kincade fire in Healdsburg, California, on Sunday
Flames from the Kincade Fire consume a truck in Healdsburg on Sunday. Powerful winds were fanning wildfires in northern California in 'potentially historic fire' conditions, authorities said
Firefighters survey Soda Rock Winery as it begins to burn during the Kincade fire in Healdsburg
During high winds, a fencepost casts embers over a vineyard as the Kincade Fire burns in Healdsburg on Sunday
Dr. Emily Putt, a veterinarian who helps rescue horses from fire zones, comforts a horse as a wildfire burns in Healdsburg
As of 4:30am, the Los Angeles Fire Department said the fire was moving in a westward direction.
The Mandeville Canyon and Mountain Gate communities remains under a mandatory evacuation order that verges into Brentwood, and the evacuation warning area has been expanded westward to include parts of Topanga State Park and the Pacific Palisades.
Evacuation centers are open in Westwood and Sherman Oaks.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti says some homes have burned in a wildfire on the city's west side but so far there have not been extensive losses.
The fire erupted early Monday morning in Sepulveda Pass, which carries Interstate 405 through the Santa Monica Mountains.
The mayor says the fire is believed to have grown to about 400 acres, pushed by winds from 15-20 mph.
Fire Department Capt. Erik Scott says about 3,300 homes are threatened in the Mountaingate and Mandeville Canyon areas but mandatory evacuation orders have expanded southwestward.
Flames were seen raging along 405 Freeway near the Getty Center which displays pre-20th century works of art by artists including Rembrandt and Van Gogh.
Although the Getty Center is nearby, officials say the facility was built with thick walls and doors to compartmentalize any flames.
Ferocious winds have driven multiple wildfires through bone-dry vegetation, leading California's Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a statewide emergency
California firefighters try to save a home on Tigertail Road from the Getty Fire in Los Angeles on Monday
A man covers his face and walks past a burning home during the Getty Fire in Los Angeles on Monday
Spot fires are seen on a hillside as the Getty Fire burns in western Los Angeles on Monday
Firefighters work to rescue a home engulfed by flames on Tigertail Road in Los Angeles before dawn on Monday
California officials said the dry conditions made the state a 'tinderbox' as 43 out of 58 counties were warned of fire danger on Sunday
Tigertail Road is one of the main roadways traversing the affluent Brentwood section of Los Angeles
A firefighter runs toward a home that is engulfed by flames in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles on Monday morning
The Getty Fire erupted along the hills adjacent to the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles
A helicopter is seen flying over the hillside as it is consumed by the Getty Fire in Los Angeles on Monday morning
A student at Mount St Mary's University just down the road from the Getty Center posted video on Twitter showing the hillside area engulfed by flames
The hillside fires are seen on the side of the interstate in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles early Monday morning
The Los Angeles Fire Department said in an advisory: 'We have an active and growing brush fire.
'For those living in this area, you must be prepared to evacuate.
'This is a very dynamic situation due to high winds and information is quickly developing. Stay vigilant.'
Students at Mount St. Mary's University, which is just down the road from the Getty Center, describe fleeing the area in panic as the wildfire approached.
Diana Rodriguez, a second-year business major, told the Los Angles Times that resident assistants in her dorm banged on her door at around 2:30am on Monday and told her she and all the other students needed to evacuate immediately.
Rodriguez said she left her dorm in her pajamas after grabbing her laptop, a few snacks, water, her phone, and a backpack.
She recorded video of her driving out of the hillside area, which was surrounded by flames, and posted the footage on Twitter.
Rodriguez described the fire-lit sky as 'really, really red and orange — pretty but a little freaky, too.'
UCLA and other areas east of Interstate 405 are not yet under an evacuation warning.
Some of the millions of people in Northern California on track to get their electricity back may not have power restored before another possible round of shut-offs and debilitating winds.
Flames were seen raging along 405 Freeway near the Getty Center which displays pre-20th century works of art by artists including Rembrandt and Van Gogh
Firefighters battle the Kincade Fire along Chalk Hill Road in Healdsburg Monday. Powerful winds were fanning wildfires in northern California
Doorbell cam captures a California family packing up and evacuating their home as the sky is illuminated with flames
Nearly 200,000 people in Northern California are under evacuation orders as crews grapple with a wildfire in Sonoma County (pictured: the renowned Soda Rock Winery burns from wind driven embers in Healdsburg, California on Sunday)
Fire and embers blow around a burnt utility truck during the Kincade Fire in Healdsburg on Sunday
The fire has burned 85 square miles, destroyed 94 structures and was threatening 80,000 buildings (pictured: hot embers whip across the landscape in Healdsburg, California, on Sunday)
Authorities have warned the conditions in northern California could lead to a 'potentially historic fire' (pictured: firefighter teams arrive to battle blazes in the Foothill neighborhood of Windsor)
A firefighter gives orders as he battles the wind-driven Kincade Fire in Windsor, California on Sunday - nearly 200,000 people in Northern California are under evacuation orders as crews grapple with a wildfire in Sonoma County
Ferocious winds have driven multiple wildfires through bone-dry vegetation, leading California's Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a statewide emergency Sunday (pictured: a firefighter is silhouetted against the blaze at Soda Rock Winery burns from wind driven embers in Healdsburg)
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has notified more than 1.2 million people that they may have their electricity shut off for what could be the third time in a week and the fourth time this month.
Meanwhile, more than 2.4 million people who lost electricity over the weekend were awaiting restoration as hurricane-force winds whipped through the state, fueling a wildfire in Sonoma County as smaller spot fires cropped up.
Fire conditions statewide made California 'a tinderbox,' said Jonathan Cox, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Of the state's 58 counties, 43 were under red flag warnings for high fire danger Sunday.
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in response to the wildfires, powered by gusts that reached more than 102 mph (164 kph).
The Kincade Fire in Sonoma County, which started Wednesday, grew to 85 square miles (220 square kilometers), destroyed 94 buildings and was threatening 80,000 buildings, state fire authorities said Sunday night.
Cal Fire spokesman Jonathan Cox said Sunday one firefighter sustained serious burn injuries and was airlifted to UC Davis Medical Center. The other firefighter who was burned had minor injuries.
Firefighters spray water on a spot fire at a home during the Kincade Fire on Vinecrest Road in Windsor, California Sunday
Another firefighter sprays water on a spot fire at a home during the Kincade Fire on Vinecrest Road in Windsor Sunday
The affluent Los Angeles neighborhood of Brentwood, where Lakers star Lebron James lives (above), is also under threat
James bought the eight-bedroom, 11-bathroom estate for $23million prior to his joining the Lakers
At around 4:11am, James tweeted that he 'found a place to accomodate us'. The Lakers star also tweeted that he was praying for families in the area
In the San Francisco Bay Area, two grass fires briefly halted traffic on the Carquinez Bridge, the interstate bridge which connects Crocket and Vallejo.
A number of motorists filmed extraordinary images of flames engulfing both sides of the freeway as drivers made their way across the bridge on Sunday.
James is in his second season with the Lakers, but has kept a home in Los Angeles for years
Oliver Chan, a resident of San Mateo, said her sister Marcie drove with her soccer team for a game in Sacramento, but they never made it because of the hazardous road conditions.
Chan told the San Francisco Chronicle that she later learned Marcie and the team were forced to turn around.
Marcie then texted Chan horrifying video showing the Carquinez Bridge covered with black smoke.
'She said it was pretty traumatizing,' Chan said.
On the way back, the team got a closer glimpse of the fire that was burning in Brisbane.
Nancy Jordan, a resident of Napa, posted video on Twitter showing her and her husband crossing the bridge just moments before it was closed to traffic.
'We were in the wrong place at the wrong time,' she said.
Jordan's video on Twitter went viral, with one responder saying that the flames were higher than the bridge itself.
The flames came dangerously close to homes in Vallejo. Another grass fire closed a stretch of interstate that cut through the state capital as smoke obstructed drivers.
In the south, a wildfire in the Santa Clarita area near Los Angeles destroyed 18 structures. As of Sunday, the Tick Fire was 70% contained.
Early Monday, a brush fire broke out along the west side of Interstate 405, north of Sunset Boulevard and near the Getty Center in Southern California. It had grown to more than 250 acres by 5 a.m. and was moving west, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The LAFD called the fire 'a very dynamic situation due to high winds' and issued mandatory evacuation orders affecting 3,300 homes in western Los Angeles County, according to LAFD Capt. Erik Scott.
Mount Saint Mary's University tweeted that students at its Chalon campus near the museum were evacuated to another campus and classes were canceled for Monday. The Getty itself was designed with fire protection in mind, with thick walls and doors to compartmentalize any flames, and Scott said it wasn't threatened.
Scott said at least two structures were burning. No injuries had been reported.
The image above shows the start of the Kincade Fire in Geyser Park on Sunday
Geyser Park is located in Napa County, which neighbors Sonoma County, where the Kincade Fire erupted
The strong, gusty winds are seen blowing the smoke and fanning the flames of the fire on Sunday
Firefighters are seen battling a blaze caused by the Kincade Fire along Chalk Hill Road in Healdsburg, California
A firefighter is seen here Sunday walking as the Kincade Fire burns. Ferocious winds driving multiple wildfires through bone-dry vegetation have forced nearly 200,000 people out of their homes
A horse statue is silhouetted by a burning structure during the wind-driven Kincade Fire in Windsor on Sunday
A fire engine drives on a road with active fire on both sides during the wind-driven Kincade Fire in Santa Rosa on Sunday
To prevent power lines from sparking in high winds and setting off more blazes up north, PG&E said Sunday that power is out to 965,000 customers and another 100,000 have lost electricity because of strong gusts, bringing the number of residents impacted by blackouts to nearly 2.7 million people.
The biggest evacuation was in Northern California's Sonoma County where 180,000 people were told to pack up and leave.
Some evacuating early Sunday had done so two years ago, when devastating wildfires swept through Sonoma and Napa and neighboring counties, killing 44 people.
At an evacuation center at Napa Valley College, Francisco Alvarado, 15, said he, two younger brothers and his parents decided to vacate their Calistoga home in advance of evacuation orders. Two years ago, the family had to flee, but in the middle of the night.
'I'm pretty mad that we have to keep evacuating,' he said. 'I just want to be home. I'm trying to leave here tomorrow; I want to sleep in my bed.'
He said he wasn't sure who, if anyone, to blame for the repeated fires, but said he didn't fault PG&E for turning off the electricity to try to prevent them.
Actor Josh Duhamel has owned a mansion in Brentwood since 2007, when he was married to the singer Fergie
The eight-bedroom, 8,232 sq ft home (above) in Brentwood was purchased for $5.2million
Rosa Schuth of Sebastopol stayed up late packing bags but didn't think she would need to evacuate because the fires never reached her town in 2017.
She had been asleep for a half hour when she heard sirens telling residents to go. She got in her car and hopped on a country road that became jammed with evacuees.
'The wind is really something. It just rages and suddenly it stops, and you see a bird drifting by,' she said.
Electricity is expected to begin being restored by Monday, though the utility warned it might cut power again as soon as Tuesday because of another forecast of strong winds that are expected to last until Wednesday.
The fear that the winds could blow embers and spread fire across a major highway prompted authorities to expand evacuation orders that covered parts of Santa Rosa, a city of 175,000 that was devastated by wildfire two years ago.
Los Angeles Fire Department ordered mandatory evacuation from area near the J. Paul Getty Museum (seen in the above stock image)
Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Capt. Erik Scott says at least two structures were burning by around 5am on Monday. The fire started around 1:30am on Monday along Interstate 405, near the Getty Center (seen atop the hill)
The Getty Center is home to a number of historic artifacts. The image above shows a manuscript from the 1450s
Hundreds of people arrived at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa by Sunday. Some came from senior care facilities. More than 300 people slept inside an auditorium filled with cots and wheeled beds. Scores of others stayed in a separate building with their pets.
Among them was Maribel Cruz, 19, who packed up her dog, four cats and fish as soon as she was told to flee her trailer in the town of Windsor, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) north of San Francisco. She also grabbed a neighbor's cat.
'I'm just nervous since I grew up in Windsor,' she said. 'I'm hoping the wind cooperates.'
Flames were also seen near the Brentwood, Los Angeles, home of actor Josh Duhamel (above)
A historic attraction outside Healdsburg was lost Sunday when embers carried by wind sparked a blaze that engulfed the Soda Rock Winery. Buildings included a general store and post office founded in 1869.
In the central California, a tree toppled in strong wind Sunday killed a woman and injured a man who was taken to a hospital, officials said.
In the San Francisco Bay Area, gusts knocked over a 30-foot (9-meter) tree at a farmers' market in Martinez, injuring nine people, including a toddler. Six people left with injuries that were not life-threatening were taken to a hospital, police said.
During the 2017 fires, winds up to 90 mph (144 kph) lasted for about 12 hours. This time, the gusts were stronger and expected to last more than 36 hours, ending Monday night, said Matt Mehle, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service's Monterey office.
Parched vegetation from unseasonably hot weather and low humidity was already igniting elsewhere, and firefighters scrambled to keep up.
Two grass fires shut down a 6-mile (10-kilometer) stretch of Interstate 80, including a bridge between the cities of Crockett and Vallejo, and forced the evacuation of 200 people from California State University Maritime Academy. An ember from one fire possibly sparked the other.
Smoke from another grass fire Sunday forced the closure of a stretch of Interstate 80 running through Sacramento's downtown. Meanwhile, fire officials spotted downed power lines in the area of a small fire that destroyed a building at a tennis club and three other structures in Lafayette, a leafy suburb in the east San Francisco Bay Area.
The city of Vallejo said the power blackout shut off its pumping station needed to access its well water, prompting an emergency. The city barred residents from watering yards and asked people to limit bathing and flushing toilets, reported The Vallejo Times Herald.
A firefighter helps to evacuate a herd of alpacas as the Kincade Fire approaches their enclosure in Sonoma County Sunday
Pacific Gas & Electric trucks are on site as the Kincade Fire burns in Healdsburg Sunday. Pacific Gas & Electric said Sunday that power is out to thousands of customers as a preventative measure
Pacific Gas & Electric said electricity is expected to begin being restored by Monday, though the utility warned it might cut power again as soon as Tuesday because of another forecast of strong winds that are expected to last until Wednesday
A firefighter pulls a hose as crews work to control the Kincade Fire at residences in Windsor Sunday
As smoke fills the air, a firefighter is seen here heading over to help battle the wildfire in Healdsburg on Sunday
A firefighter is seen covered in radio equipment as he pulls a hose to help crews as they work to control the fire in Windsor
'This is the largest evacuation that any of us... can remember,' the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office tweeted Sunday. 'Take care of each other.'
Hundreds of people arrived at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa by Sunday. Some came from senior care facilities. More than 300 people slept inside an auditorium filled with cots and wheeled beds. Scores of others stayed in a separate building with their pets.
Among them was Maribel Cruz, 19, who packed up her dog, four cats and fish as soon as she was told to flee her trailer in the town of Windsor, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) north of San Francisco. She also grabbed a neighbor's cat.
'I'm just nervous since I grew up in Windsor,' she said. 'I'm hoping the wind cooperates.'
Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick urged residents in the evacuation zone that stretched from the wine country to Bodega Bay on the coast to get out immediately, citing the 24 lives lost when fire swept through the region in October 2017.
'Although I've heard people express concerns that we are evacuating too many people, I think those concerns are not valid at this point,' Essick said at a news conference Sunday, noting that the winds pushed fire toward the towns of Healdsburg and Windsor overnight.
A helicopter drops water on the grounds of the California State University Maritime Academy while battling a grass fire in Vallejo, California, Sunday afternoon. Parts of Vallejo and Crockett, California, have been evacuated
A helicopter is seen flying high as it drops water on the grounds of Vallejo's California State University Maritime Academy
Firemen are seen here arriving at the scene of a burning home during the Kincade fire in Healdsburg Sunday
The wind is seen driving the Kincade Fire as it burns near the town of Healdsburg Sunday. Ferocious winds have driven multiple wildfires through the bone-dry vegetation in the area
Fire and embers are seen blowing around a burnt utility truck during the Kincade fire in Healdsburg Sunday
A small shed is seen on fire as firefighters battle a grass fire on East Cypress Road in Knightsen, California Sunday
A firefighter stands atop his fire truck, looking at a wall of fire while battling the Knightsen grass fire on Sunday night
A firefighter sprays water toward trees as crews work to control the Kincade Fire on Vinecrest Road in Windsor Sunday
A car drives along a smoke filled street as a wildfire called the Kincade Fire burns in Healdsburg Sunday
Smoke hangs over a residential neighborhood as a driver is seen wearing a protective mask in Healdsburg Sunday
Firefighters confer while trying to stop the Kincade Fire on Chalk Hill Rd. in Healdsburg Sunday
Firefighters are seen hosing down trees as crews work to control the Kincade Fire on Vinecrest Road in Windsor Sunday
The firefighter are spraying the water at the trees as a preventative measure as the fire burns in other parts of the city
A firefighter is seen in the midst of suppressing a spot fire next to homes during the Kincade Fire in Windsor Sunday
A firefighter walks through a burned property after the Kincade fire tore through Healdsburg on Sunday
Firefighters inspect homes near a spot blaze during the Kincade Fire on Vinecrest Road in Windsor Sunday
A firefighter protects a home from a spot fire by wetting it down during the Kincade Fire in Windsor Sunday
California National Guardsmen man a checkpoint in unincorporated Sonoma County, California, near Healdsburg on Sunday
California National Guardsmen are on site as Gov. Newsom declared a statewide emergency in response to the fires Sunday
California National Guard Spec. Sandoval, right, and Sgt. Carranza man a checkpoint in unincorporated Sonoma County
A firefighter checks on a homeless encampment in the path of a wildfire called the Dorsey Fire in Grass Valley, California
A Grass Valley firefighter awaits water to help extinguish a spot fire of a wildfire called the Dorsey Fire in Grass Valley
Firefighters man their engines ensuring that water is flowing to the firefighters on the frontlines of the Dorsey wildfire
A firefighters gets water on a spot fire of a wildfire called the Dorsey Fire in Grass Valley Sunday afternoon
