▁in ▁the ▁Bel ▁Air ▁community ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ 4 8 4 ▁homes ▁were ▁destroyed ▁and ▁ ▁were ▁burn ed . ▁The ▁fire ▁was ▁fue led ▁by ▁strong ▁Santa ▁Ana ▁wind s . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁multiple ▁cele brit ies ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁fire . ▁Act ors ▁B urt ▁Lanc aster , ▁Joan ▁Font aine , ▁and ▁Z sa ▁Z sa ▁G abor , ▁com ed ian ▁Joe ▁E . ▁Brown , ▁Nobel ▁la ure ate ▁chem ist ▁Will ard ▁Lib by ▁and ▁composer ▁L uk as ▁F oss ▁lost ▁homes ▁in ▁the ▁fire . ▁O thers ▁that ▁fought ▁fl ames ▁before ▁they ▁ev acu ated ▁were ▁former ▁Vice ▁President ▁Richard ▁N ixon , ▁actor ▁Robert ▁Taylor , ▁film ▁producer ▁Keith ▁Daniel s ▁and ▁singer ▁Billy ▁V aug hn . ▁ ▁The ▁fire ' s ▁precise ▁cause ▁was ▁not ▁determined , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁accident al . ▁ ▁After math ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁Bel ▁Air ▁Fire , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁initi ated ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁laws ▁and ▁fire ▁safety ▁policies . ▁ ▁These ▁included ▁the ▁b anning ▁of ▁wood ▁sh ing le ▁roof s ▁in ▁new ▁construction ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁string ent ▁br ush ▁clear ance ▁policies ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁ ▁The ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁City ▁Fire ▁Department ▁produced ▁a ▁document ary , ▁" Des ign ▁For ▁Dis aster ", ▁about ▁the ▁wild fire , ▁narr ated ▁by ▁William ▁Con rad . ▁It ▁called ▁the ▁dens ely ▁pack ed ▁homes ▁nest led ▁on ▁hills ides ▁covered