Griffith Park Fire Remembered 1 Year Later
- Original CBS 2 - KCAL 9 article: Griffith Park Fire Remembered 1 Year Later
Approximately one year after a fire tore through 820 acres of Griffith Park, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and City Councilman Tom LaBonge will hold a ceremony in the urban park to honor the firefighters who helped put down the blaze.
The fire began east of the Hollywood sign and quickly moved through Griffith Park, which prompted evacuations from the Los Angeles Zoo, Griffith Observatory, the Autry National Center, and municipal golf course.
Firefighters spent about three days extinguishing the blaze, which the Los Angeles Fire Department estimates burned 820 acres of the 4,200-acre park.
The fire damaged several landmarks in Griffith Park, including Dante's View, Captain's Roost and the bird sanctuary.
"It's a tribute to the training, knowledge and skill of the Los Angeles Fire Department and the many other agencies that participated in fighting this devastating blaze that no one was hurt or killed and only one home was damaged," LaBonge said.
"The mayor and I want to recognize the great work that firefighters and rangers did one year ago during the fire."
The fire did about $30,000 in damage to the roof of one home.
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