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Viral AI images falsely showing the Hollywood sign ablaze sparked panic, highlighting the dangers of fake news.

Mandatory evacuations were ordered for the Sunset Fire, which was estimated at 10 acres. The evacuation zone is for Laurel Canyon Boulevard on the west; to Mulholland Drive on the north; to the 101 Freeway on the east. down to Hollywood Boulevard on the south.

A mandatory evacuation order has been issued around Runyon Canyon after the ferocious wildfire in Los Angeles that has so far killed five people spread to the Hollywood Hills.