LA is continuing to be menaced by wildfires with the latest blaze, Sunset Fire, bringing havoc to the Hollywood Hills where the iconic Hollywood sign sits.
Mandatory evacuations were triggered on Wednesday evening causing traffic chaos on Hollywood Boulevard .
It comes as the Palisades and Eaton fires continue to leave a trail of destruction.
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