Fire reaches Getty Villa museum grounds in California, but structures not burned

Fueled by major windstorm, Pacific Palisades fire touches museum site but officials say collection safe

• Follow live: Palisades blaze doubles in size to nearly 3,000 acres

A rapidly spreading wildfire in southern California reached the grounds of the Getty Villa museum north of Santa Monica on Tuesday, but officials said no structures had burned and the collection was safe.

The Pacific Palisades fire, fueled by a major windstorm and prompting mass evacuations in Los Angeles county, burned some trees and vegetation on site at the Getty Villa, but museum leaders said the galleries and archives were protected.