Palm trees near the Hollywood Bowl caught on fire Saturday evening as an audience was leaving the venue following aSound of Musicsing-along concert.Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) responded quickly to the scene and posted an update onTwitter, writing, “We’re pleased to say the @HollywoodBowl is not endangered, and no injuries have been reported.““A trio of @LAFD fire companies are on scene handling,” the organization continued.The department added that the incident “involves only vegetation” and was their “1,423rd emergency of the day.“LAFD also requested that the California Highway Patrol would close down one lane of the freeway traffic during the evening, perABC7.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Gao Shan/Xinhua via GettyThe cause of the fire has not been revealed. The LAFD did not immediately return PEOPLE’s request for comment.Director of News & Programming at KNX News, Alex Silverman,tweetedphotos from the location, writing, “Stunning scene here as crowd streams out of the Hollywood Bowl - firefighters seemed to be on scene immediately and fire now appears under control.”
Palm trees near the Hollywood Bowl caught on fire Saturday evening as an audience was leaving the venue following aSound of Musicsing-along concert.
Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) responded quickly to the scene and posted an update onTwitter, writing, “We’re pleased to say the @HollywoodBowl is not endangered, and no injuries have been reported.”
“A trio of @LAFD fire companies are on scene handling,” the organization continued.
The department added that the incident “involves only vegetation” and was their “1,423rd emergency of the day.”
LAFD also requested that the California Highway Patrol would close down one lane of the freeway traffic during the evening, perABC7.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Gao Shan/Xinhua via Getty
The cause of the fire has not been revealed. The LAFD did not immediately return PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Director of News & Programming at KNX News, Alex Silverman,tweetedphotos from the location, writing, “Stunning scene here as crowd streams out of the Hollywood Bowl - firefighters seemed to be on scene immediately and fire now appears under control.”
source: people.com
