The violent fires ravaging the heights of Los Angeles are forcing the Universal Studios Hollywood amusement park to close its doors this Wednesday.
Closed doors in Hollywood. In the United States, the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park closes its doors to visitors due to the violent fires ravaging the heights of Los Angeles. “Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal CityWalk [la zone commerciale adjacente, ndlr] will be closed today”, Wednesday January 8, “due to extreme winds and fires”, announced the amusement park on its social networks.
“We will continue to evaluate the situation and we hope to open our doors tomorrow,” said the amusement park, assuring that “the safety of teams and visitors” was the “absolute priority”.
Several fires in progress
A violent wildfire broke out late Tuesday morning in the upscale Pacific Palisades neighborhood in the mountains northwest of Los Angeles, as the region was swept by violent gusts of wind, forcing thousands people to flee.
More than 2,000 hectares have already burned according to Los Angeles County firefighters. Tuesday evening, another fire broke out near Pasadena, north of the Californian metropolis.
At least two people died and “many” others were seriously injured, according to local firefighters.
Jérémy Bruno with AFP Journalist BFMTV
