INTERNATIONAL NEWS - Residents of Los Angeles' wealthy Bel-Air neighbourhood have found their homes under threat after another wildfire erupted in California.
The so-called Skirball Fire destroyed several homes in the exclusive area, quickly spreading over 150 acres.
It is the latest eruption of wildfire in the state, which has already seen widespread destruction from a series of uncontrolled blazes.
The largest, named the Thomas Fire, has covered some 90,000 acres.
By Wednesday night local time, California's fire service said it had threatened 12,000 buildings, destroyed 150, and was only "5% contained".