BREAKING: LosAngeles has declared state of emergency as #SkirballFire approaches the city outskirts rapidly.

The L.A. Fire Department said mandatory evacuations are now in effect for the area east of the 405, Mulholland Drive to the north, Sunset Boulevard to the south, and Roscomare Road to the east. Fire officials at the presser just now referenced the 1961 Bel-Air fire as having a similar “footprint”; that two-day brush fire destroyed nearly 500 homes in the Bel-Air-Brentwood area, though there were no fatalities.

Four off-ramps on the southbound lanes of the clogged 405 remain closed in the affected area. The northbound lanes of 101 remain closed from the 10 to Mulholland Drive. Smoke from the Skirball Fire and the nearby Creek Fire have created hazy conditions across the city.

The neighborhoods are home to plenty of Hollywood and media figures, and offices of companies like Participant Media are closed. Local news outlet NBC4 is reporting that Rupert Murdoch’s sprawling estate on Moraga Avenue is the path of the fire; the eight-acre property features his personal Moraga Vineyards winery.

Chelsea Handler said she is among the evacuees, as is Lionel Richie, who said he is canceling his Las Vegas concert tonight.