Fire at Hollywood Bowl after 'The Sound of Music' concert

No one was injured in a wildfire that broke out among a cluster of palm trees, authorities said.
  • The cause of the fire was not disclosed.
  • The Los Angeles Fire Department asked the California Highway Patrol to close a lane.
  • A fire broke out in a group of palm trees near the famous Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles as audience members were leaving a concert with songs from " The Sound of Music " . A video on

    on social media shows firefighters scrambling to put out a blaze near a restaurant, with the Los Angeles Fire Department asking the California Highway Patrol to close a lane.

    LAFD tweeted that no one was injured in the fire and that there was only vegetation in the fire. " this somewhat stubborn fire near @HollywoodBowl is our 1,423rd emergency of the day, fortunately only involves vegetation and has not risen to the point of posting @LAFD ALERT, " LAFD tweeted . The cause of the fire was not disclosed.

    reporter Tara Lynn Wagner tweeted: " Leaving the Hollywood Bowl with The Sound of Music and a small cluster of palm trees on fire. "

    " When people from When I got into the car in the multi-storey car park it burned very fast, barely burning. Just as this was happening, the crowd coming out sang Do Re Mi in the tunnel .

    Another twitter user added Says: " The fire in front of the Hollywood Bowl right now, and the Sound of Music popped out as we all left - it wasn't burning when we left, it really was. "

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