Yesterday I wrote about the wildfires burning near Ventura California and in northern parts of LA County. The Santa Ana winds which have been driving the fires have not let up and the blaze continues to create chaos around Los Angeles. Today 54 LA schools were closed, along with UCLA. CNN reports that part of the 405 freeway, one of the major freeways linking LA and Orange County, has been shut down because of a new wildfire burning near a major art museum.

Police shut down I-405 — one of the nation’s busiest freeways — in both directions for nine miles after flames swept down the foothills toward the highway, near Sepulveda Pass and the Getty Center arts complex, as stunned motorists drove by before dawn.

UCLA, a few miles south of the fire, said it believed its campus was safe but canceled afternoon and evening classes, citing difficult traffic conditions…

Pre-dawn videos of the 150-acre blaze, dubbed the Skirball Fire because of its proximity to the Skirball Cultural Center, showed bright flames glowing ominously close to motorists. The fire was on the other side of the highway from both the Skirball and the Getty museum.

LA’s Mayor has issued a local state of emergency for the Skirball fire.

VIDEO: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcettu says a fire in the city's Bel Air area is now 150 acres with zero containment pic.twitter.com/1oOt88zSQg

— azcentral (@azcentral) December 6, 2017

This clip shows what a portion of the 405 freeway looked like early this morning near the Getty:

#405 at Mulholland is on fire. #belair #westwood #mulholland #sepulveda pass pic.twitter.com/W1YqGxxxv6

— Bethany Ellis (@bethanyel) December 6, 2017

This looks like the commute from hell:

Shocking video shows wildfire raging next to highway full of early-morning commuters in Los Angeles. https://t.co/sbp5JvADBh pic.twitter.com/3qK5KLmO8k

— ABC News (@ABC) December 6, 2017

And here’s a recent clip of the smoke rising from this fire:

Images of #SkirballFire #LAWind from @LACo_FD @Sikorsky #Firehawk multiple agencies supporting @LAFD to combat these horrific fires. @LAPDHQ @LASDHQ @CAL_FIRE This is a #Team effort of dedicated personnel from above and on the ground. Our #Helicopters don’t go w/o support pic.twitter.com/egvqHICiWQ

— Michael Dubron (@MichaelDubron) December 6, 2017

In this clip, one of the residents of Bel Air talks about being asked to evacuate and not knowing if her home will be there when she returns.

“It’s just very scary, the thought of going home to no home”: Bel Air resident Felicia Waldman talks about having to evacuate due to spreading fires in southern California https://t.co/hF8gQBVnxv pic.twitter.com/RsWzc2s00L

— CNN (@CNN) December 6, 2017

One local NBC affiliate is reporting that the $30 million estate of Rupert Murdoch is burning:

NBC Los Angeles reporting Fox News chief Rupert Murdoch’s $30-million vineyard estate is on fire. https://t.co/2P1Lw905Ql pic.twitter.com/QGWG9vIpzH

— Andrew Kirell (@AndrewKirell) December 6, 2017

Another home on fire in Bel Air:

Home on Linda Flora Drive in Bel Air now fully involved. Roof and chimney just collapsed. #SkirballFire @CBSLA #belair #lafires pic.twitter.com/eI2X74aCtY

— John Schreiber (@johnschreiber) December 6, 2017

None of these fires are currently contained (the Rye fire is 5% contained, the other three fires are 0%) which means this is going to continue to spread so long as the strong winds keeps fanning the flames.