California bans filming in wildfire zones

IANS  |  San Francisco 

Amidst the raging wildfire, The Film Commission has banned filming in state parks and beaches in the zones until further notice.

The commission made the announcement on Tuesday after the fire burned about 150 square miles of land in and counties in six days, reports variety.com.

"Due to the devastating fires in the area, Highway 1 along is closed to north and southbound traffic from Sunset Blvd. (County) to Las Posas Road (County).

"Applications for filming along this portion of PCH, as well as filming at the following State Parks and Beaches will not be accepted until further notice: Creek State Park, Pier, Tapia State Park, Point Mugu State Park, Sycamore Cove State Beach, Leo Carrillo State Park, (El Matador, El Pescador and La Piedra), Point Dume Bluffs State Park, Point Dume State Beach, Paradise Cove," the commission said.

The commission also said that the Will Rogers State Historic Park is being used as a staging area for fire fighters and is currently off-limits to filming.

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First Published: Wed, November 14 2018. 13:44 IST