Spared from the flames: Getty art centre survives Los Angeles wildfires

Smoke billows over the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, a survivor of LA’s firestorms as the surrounding landscape burns. — Photos: AFP

After ripping through thousands of buildings, wildfires in Los Angeles, California in the United States were looming last Saturday toward the celebrated Getty Centre and its priceless collection.

Nestled in the mountains above LA, the famed art museum is within a new evacuation warning zone as the Palisades Fire roars east toward populated areas.