Highway to Hell! Terrifying video shows drivers on their way to work in LA passing hills covered with flames in the midst of raging wildfires

A dramatic 50-acre brush fire erupted Wednesday morning in the Sepulveda Pass area of Los Angeles.Commuters caught the fire on their cellphones as they carefully made their way to work on the I-405.Eventually the fire prompted mandatory evacuation orders and the complete closure of the freeway..There were no reports of injuries, but flames were approaching several hillside homes amid 25 mph winds,
The fire burned up the area near LA's exclusive Bel Air neighborhood and the Getty Center for the arts.HBO halted production on Westworld, which films in the area, citing safety fears; CBS did the same for SWAT.Drivers on their way to work in Los Angeles were faced with terrifying scenes along a major freeway after the fifth California wildfire this week left the hillside next to their road ablaze.The inferno - named the Skirball Fire - has consumed more than 50 acres of land and threatens LA's exclusive Bel Air neighborhood, UCLA and the Getty Center for the arts alongside the I-405 freeway.The freeway is now shut down as 125 firefighters and several helicopters attempt to get the blaze under control - but early-morning commuters managed to capture this stunning footage..

As they traveled gingerly passed the ferocious fire, their cars passed just feet away from the deadly - and ever-spreading - flames.
Several people captured the surreal moment on video and shared them on social media.'Not the typical morning commute...' one driver tweeted dryly.