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• 1 media/EXM-N-12952-024_4 (1).jpg 2022-09-25T20:42:18-07:00 Hollywood Hills Fire, 1961 5 This is an image of the Hollywood Hills Fire of 1961. This fire took place in an upscale neighborhood of Los Angeles known as Beverly Hills[1]. Dry and hot weather accompanied by gusting winds caused this fire to spread rapidly. plain 2022-12-02T21:25:25-08:00 This is an image of the Hollywood Hills Fire of 1961. This fire took place in an upscale neighborhood of Los Angeles known as Beverly Hills[1]. Dry and hot weather accompanied by gusting winds caused this fire to spread rapidly. Damage was extensive and expensive[2]. The fire burned over 180 houses and caused around 2,000 residents of nearby homes to evacuate. Even soon-to-be president Richard Nixon, was forced out of his luxurious home[3]. The fire brought the famous Griffith Park Observatory and Griffith Park Zoo under serious threat; however, they remained safe[4]. Although the fire brought serious risk and destroyed many homes, no casualties were reported[5]. 
  
  In order to contain the fire, firefighters had to use some unorthodox methods, including draining a resident’s pool and using the water to spray on the fire[6]. Eventually, the firefighters received help from planes with water-bombs flying overhead[7]. The fire was officially put out on May 14, 1961[8].  
   

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  [1] "186 Houses Destroyed in Plush District: FIRE RAGES IN HOLLYWOOD HILLS Nixon Flees; Celebrities Lose Homes." The Globe and Mail (1936-), Nov 07, 1961, pp. 1.
  
  [2] "FIRE UNDER CONTROL: HOLLYWOOD, MAY 14." South China Morning Post (1946-), May 15, 1961, pp. 7. 
  
  [3] "186 Houses Destroyed in Plush District: FIRE RAGES IN HOLLYWOOD HILLS Nixon Flees; Celebrities Lose Homes." The Globe and Mail (1936-), Nov 07, 1961, pp. 1.
  
  [4] "Planes Help Hem Luxury-Home Fire: Castle in Hollywood Hills Ruined; Zoo Periled for Time; Animals Safe." The Atlanta Journal and the Atlanta Constitution (1950-1968), May 14, 1961, pp. 21.
  
  [5] "186 Houses Destroyed in Plush District: FIRE RAGES IN HOLLYWOOD HILLS Nixon Flees; Celebrities Lose Homes." The Globe and Mail (1936-), Nov 07, 1961, pp. 1.
  
  [6] "186 Houses Destroyed in Plush District: FIRE RAGES IN HOLLYWOOD HILLS Nixon Flees; Celebrities Lose Homes." The Globe and Mail (1936-), Nov 07, 1961, pp. 1.
  
  [7] "Planes Help Hem Luxury-Home Fire: Castle in Hollywood Hills Ruined; Zoo Periled for Time; Animals Safe." The Atlanta Journal and the Atlanta Constitution (1950-1968), May 14, 1961, pp. 21.
  
  [8] "FIRE UNDER CONTROL: HOLLYWOOD, MAY 14." South China Morning Post (1946-), May 15, 1961, pp. 7.