The new blaze lit up near Runyon Canyon, which is in the vicinity of iconic Los Angeles locations and tourist destinations. No homes were said to be damaged.

A terrifying wave of wildfires squeezing Los Angeles on multiple fronts pushed closer to the symbolic heart of the U.S. film industry on Thursday after a new blaze ignited in the hills overlooking Hollywood Boulevard and its Walk of Fame.

The stretch of Sunset Boulevard near the fire is lined with well-known venues and landmarks, including the TCL Chinese Theatre and Hollywood Bowl.

Firefighters are battling to get under control a blaze near the iconic Hollywood Boulevard - and streets around Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and Madame Tussauds are packed with traffic

The list of celebrities who lost their homes and neighbourhoods in the worst fire in Los Angeles history reads like a Hollywood who's who. Jamie Lee Curtis, James Woods, Mandy Moore, Mark Hamill and Maria Shriver were among those who publicly described being forced to evacuate as out-of-control fires swept across some of the most lavish real estate in the world.