Celebrities have been affected by the Pacific Palisades Fire in Southern California
The Pacific Palisades Fire engulfed homes on the mountain
Reality TV star Spencer Pratt filmed a fire engulfing his home and others in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood after he and his wife Heidi Montag were forced to evacuate. (Credit: Spencer Pratt / Snapchat)
A wildfire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles has forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate as it destroys homes in the area, including those of celebrities.
The Palisades Fire, driven by strong Santa Ana winds, started in the Santa Monica Mountains late Tuesday morning and quickly burned 200 acres within an hour, reaching nearly 3,000 acres by sunset, FOX Weather reported.
Orange County Fire Chief Brian Fennessy joined “Fox News @ Night” on Tuesday to provide an update on how firefighters are battling the fast-moving flames, but said there isn’t much that can be done to stop them, so crews are focusing on them. pulling out and rescuing anyone still in the area.
“Our main focus is to get people out of the way of these fires,” said Fennessy. “There’s not much we can do other than move people out of the way of these fires and try to attack them … certainly in the Palisades, that was the case today.”
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A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades area of ​​Los Angeles on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Reality TV star Spencer Pratt and wife Heidi Montag lost their home in the Palisades Fire, Pratt and Montag confirmed on their Snapchat accounts on Tuesday.
In a series of videos, the star of “The Hills” showed how the fire quickly moved over the hill towards their property.
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“Well, this doesn’t look good,” Pratt said as he shot video of the fire on the mountain behind their home. “This is the first time I’ve seen a flame coming. Oh man. Alright, I’ll pack I think.”
He later uploaded a video from his car saying he watched their house burn on their security cameras.
Montag posted a video at the grocery store saying that their house was on fire, but they were safe.
“Well, this doesn’t look good. I’m starting to see the flames coming. Oh man. Okay, I’ll pack I think.”
Reality TV star Spencer Pratt shared footage from his security camera when his home was engulfed in the Palisades fire. (Spencer Pratt/Snapchat)
Actor Chris Pratt posted on X and asked people to join him in praying for “the brave firefighters who sacrificed so much to save our homes and our city.”
“Jesus protects the lives of those fighting the flames and the lives of those who cannot get out,” Pratt wrote.
Eugene Levy, the esteemed mayor of Pacific Palisades, told the Los Angeles Times in a phone interview that he was stuck on the road and “the smoke looks very dark and thick over Temescal Canyon. It’s black.”
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Candace Cameron Bure shared a photo of the wildfire online and wrote that it was “horrible to watch” as the Palisades fire burned.
“Please pray for the winds to drop as they are expected to be very bad through the morning,” Bure wrote on Instagram. “Please pray for the safety of the firefighters and paramedics who are fearlessly trying to deal with this disaster. Pray for the safety of all residents.”
“Jesus protects the lives of those fighting the flames and the lives of those who cannot get out.”
Travis Barker’s children, Alabama and Landon Barker, both posted on Instagram the news that they were leaving their homes on Tuesday night.
“I just left my house to burn fire in Los Angeles, please be safe!!” Alabama wrote. “They say that fires spread to the football field in seconds.”
Actress Denise Crosby, who also wrote in X, said she is safe, along with her husband and dog, but she is not sure if she has a home.
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Crosby shared a video from the beach Tuesday night and followed that post with videos earlier in the day showing smoke near the road behind her home and Sunset Boulevard.
Tom Hanks’ son, Chet Hanks, wrote on Instagram, “The place I grew up in is hot.”
Actor James Woods posted a series of videos to X showing his home and his neighbors engulfed in smoke and flames. Woods said his family got out of the area safely, and he praised the responders and members of the community for getting children out of elementary schools in the area.
“To all the wonderful people who have reached out to us, thank you for your concern. Just letting you know that we were able to get out successfully,” Woods wrote on X. “I don’t know yet if our home is still standing, but sadly the houses on our little street are not.”
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“Shrinking” star Christa B. Miller posted a video of the flames from the Palisades fire and wrote that she was evacuating her neighborhood. He offered “love, prayers and thanks to all the hardworking firefighters” in an Instagram post.
Professional dancer Derek Hough shared photos on his Instagram account of the fire and said that he and his wife were preparing to go out with their pets.
“Winds are hitting 100mph, and we’re packing up, getting ready to get out with our five animals JUST IN,” Hough wrote. “It’s scary with power lines blowing up near us and fires spreading so fast.”
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Hough continued his post by thanking firefighters for “risking everything to keep us safe” and sending prayers and love to all firefighters and victims.
