A fire that forced about 850 people to evacuate from a wharf at the Port of Los Angeles is still smouldering, although officials say it is under control.

Notes left behind by 'Top Gun' director Tony Scott did not give a motive why he would kill himself, Los Angeles County coroner’s officials said today.

Tony Scott's life will be honoured at a "family-only" ceremony this weekend.

Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood hits as 'Top Gun', 'Days of Thunder' and 'Beverly Hills Cop II', died after jumping from a towering suspension bridge spanning Los Angeles harbour and leaving behind several notes to loved ones, authorities said.