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Partial Hillside Collapse Damages Hollywood Hills Home

Officials say water-saturated ground has made the slope unstable and crews must shore it up to protect nearby buildings.

Overview

  • The partial hillside collapse was reported Friday around 2 p.m. on the 1900 block of North Wilcox Avenue and left one home below the slope structurally damaged.
  • Firefighters found flooding with the slide and began removing water from a pool adjacent to the affected area to reduce further soil movement.
  • The Los Angeles Fire Department led slope-stabilization work and evacuated an apartment building on Grace Avenue, with CBS reporting eight units cleared above the collapse.
  • The Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation provided on-scene support for evacuations and traffic control.
  • No injuries have been reported and crews continue shoring the hillside while city agencies monitor the site and investigate conditions that led to the collapse.