The city's artists and art collectors are mourning what could amount to billions of dollars in irreplaceable art that went up in flames.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has sent a letter to its full membership about its upcoming Oscars ceremony on March 2 and how it will honor Los Angeles amid its wildfire crisis.

Firefighters worked into the night to contain a blaze that sparked and quickly spread in northern Los Angeles County, prompting renewed fears of death and destruction in a region already decimated by historic wildfires this month.