The Associated Press
 AP Photo/Gus Ruelas Los Angeles City firefighters battle a wildfire that broke out early Thursday morning near the Getty Center Museum. |
LOS ANGELES — Fire crews have extinguished a wildfire that erupted this morning near the Getty Center museum in West Los Angeles.
No buildings burned and there were no injuries.
The 100-acre fire was spotted shortly before 1 a.m. Thursday a couple of miles from the museum, which houses priceless art. Fire spokesman Ron Myers says about 400 firefighters aided by water-dropping helicopters put out the flames in about seven hours.
A knockdown was declared at 8:16 a.m. but fire crews were expected to work through the day mopping up hot spots.
The nearby San Diego Freeway was shut down for about four hours but reopened for the morning rush hour.