A fast-moving wildfire in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, has reached the grounds of the Getty Villa Museum, which houses over 44,000 antiquities dating back to 6,500 B.C.E. The fire, fueled by strong winds and dry conditions, has prompted the evacuation of thousands of residents, with nearby landmarks like the Eames House and Villa Aurora also at risk.

Officials confirmed no damage to the Getty Villa Museum or its collection, but vegetation on the site has burned.

The Los Angeles Times first reported that an official from the L.A. fire department told the local radio that the Getty Villa Museum was “catching on fire” shortly before 5 p.m. PT on Tuesday. The fire, which broke out on Tuesday afternoon, has intensified due to low rainfall, low humidity, and strong Santa Ana winds. More than 30,000 people have been evacuated from the area. California governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Tuesday.

A video posted on X shows brush burning near the Villa. It is located along the Pacific Coast Highway and is 10 miles away from the affiliated Getty Center, which hosts most of the world-famous art collection.

Katherine E. Fleming, president and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust, said Tuesday that while vegetation on the museum’s grounds has burned, “staff and and the collection remain safe.”

“Additional fire prevention measures in place at the Villa include water storage on-site,” said Fleming in the statement. “Irrigation was immediately deployed throughout the grounds Tuesday morning. Museum galleries and library archives were sealed off from smoke by state-of-the-art air handling systems. The double-walled construction of the galleries also provides significant protection for the collections.”

The Getty Villa, which is modeled after the ancient Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum, Italy, holds an important collection of sculptures, vases, jewelry, frescoes, and mosaics from ancient civilizations. Its campus has been closed twice, in 2017 and again in 2019, due to threat of wildfire.

The nearby Villa Aurora artist residency and Thomas Mann House issued a statement noting that the situation in the immediate vicinity “is especially dire and we must expect the worst.”

The picturesque Pacific Palisades neighborhood, which lies east of Los Angeles between the beach towns of Santa Monica and Malibu is also home to many film, TV, and music stars and is one of the most expensive neighborhoods in the U.S. As the fire spread, gridlocked roads forced some residents to abandon vehicles, while emergency responders went door-to-door enforcing evacuations. Since the fire broke out, more than 1,000 structures have been destroyed, L.A. County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said at a news conference on Wednesday.

This article was updated on January 8 at 12:30 p.m. ET.