Getty Fire Update: Nearby Residents Might Return Home in a 'Couple Days,' LAFD Chief Says

LAFD chief Ralph Terrazas said Wednesday it may be a “couple days” before residents near Southern California’s Getty Fire are back in their homes.

“I still think we’re a couple days out. Tonight does not look good. I think tomorrow — There’s a possibility of late tomorrow,” Terrazas said during a livestreamed press conference near the site.

“This high-wind event will continue until tomorrow afternoon. We want to be confident we are past this wind event before we make that decision,” he continued.

Also Read: Getty Fire Sparked by Tree Branch That Fell on Power Lines

Around 7,091 residences are in the Mandatory Evacuation Zone and are considered to be threatened, according to the LAFD. Twelve residences have been destroyed, and five residences have been damaged.

Also Read: Getty Fire Is Burning 656 Acres, 'Significant' Winds on Tuesday Night Pose Threat for New Fires (Video)

At an earlier press conference staged near the scene Tuesday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said that investigators had determined the fire was not caused by any kind of equipment failure. Instead, a tree branch near the 1900 block of North Sepulveda Boulevard was broken by strong Santa Ana winds and thrown toward nearby power lines, which sparked, causing the fire. The mayor referred to it as an “act of God.”

As of Wednesday, the size of that “act of God” fire was updated to 745 acres. Containment, according to stats posted by the LAFD, was at 27%.

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Firefighters monitor the Thomas Fire along the 101 freeway north of Ventura. Taken on Dec. 7, 2017.
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Approximately 45,000 acres have burned in the fire, with over 430 homes and buildings destroyed. Thousands have been forced to evacuate.
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A firefighter sprays water on the remains of a home destroyed by the Thomas Fire in a residential neighborhood on Dec. 5, 2017 in Ventura, CA.
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Taken on Dec. 5, 2017, firefighters douse the remains of an apartment complex.
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The remains of an apartment destroyed by the Thomas Fire.
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A resident hoses down a burning structure in Sunland, CA during the Creek Fire on Dec. 5, 2017.
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Taken Dec. 5, 2017 in Sunland, CA.
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Strong Santa Ana winds are rapidly pushing multiple wildfires across Sunland and Ventura, expanding across tens of thousands of acres.
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Strong wind blows embers from the smoldering ruins of a house at the Creek Fire on Dec. 5, 2017 in Sunland.
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Taken Dec. 5, 2017 in Sunland, CA.
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Taken Dec. 5, 2017 in Sunland, CA.
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People walk while viewing the Creek Fire burn on a hillside in the Shadow Hills neighborhood on Dec. 5, 2017 in Los Angeles.
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View of the Creek Fire from the Shadow Hills neighborhood.
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Ranch hand Anthony Martin hoses down stalls where some of the 29 horses and numerous other animals had died in the Creek Fire at Rancho Padilla on Dec. 6, 2017 near Sylmar, CA.
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Ranch hands Angel Flores and Anthony Martin (R) hose down smoldering property near stables at Rancho Padilla on Dec. 6, 2017 near Sylmar, CA.
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A dead horse killed in the Creek Fire.
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Taken Dec. 6, 2017 near Sylmar, CA.
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Taken Dec. 6, 2017 in Ojai, CA.
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Taken along the 101 freeway on Dec. 7, 2017 north of Ventura, CA.
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Taken along the 101 freeway on Dec. 7, 2017, north of Ventura, CA.
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Taken Dec. 6, 2017 in Ojai, CA.
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A desolate stretch of freeway in Los Angeles.
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