The museum, part of the J. Paul Getty Trust, is home to the organization's collection of Ancient Greek and Roman art. Other cultural centers in the area were also threatened by the fire, which had burned more than 2,900 acres as of Wednesday morning and was moving quickly.

The Palisades Fire is one of two major blazes in Los Angeles County. The other, the Eaton Fire near Pasadena, has grown to 1,000 acres, according to the latest Cal Fire update. Together, the fires have left several people with burn wounds, destroyed homes and threatened infrastructure.

Firefighters are battling to control major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and caused thousands of people to frantically flee their homes.