Firefighters in Los Angeles have successfully beaten back a fire that threatened some of Hollywood’s most iconic landmarks. Taming the fire in the Hollywood Hills, which broke out late on Wednesday evening,

California fire chief David Acuna told the BBC there had been "zero progress" in containing the fires because of high winds and dry conditions.

A fast-moving fire broke out in the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday night, threatening one of Los Angeles' most iconic spots as firefighters battled to get under control three other major blazes that killed five people, put 130,000 people under evacuation orders and ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to inland Pasadena.