A rapidly growing wildfire raged across an upscale section of Los Angeles, destroying homes and creating traffic jams as people evacuated beneath huge plumes of smoke that covered much of the metropolitan area.

Wildfires in Los Angeles on Tuesday very much affected celebrities, many of whom live and work in the area of Southern California where the blazes are raging. Actor Steve Guttenberg, one of many recognizable people who reside in the upscale Pacific Palisades neighborhood,