Pacific Palisades Hearth engulfs houses on mountain
Actuality TV star Spencer Pratt filmed hearth engulfing his house and others within the Pacific Palisades neighborhood after he and spouse Heidi Montag had been pressured to evacuate. (Credit score: Spencer Pratt / Snapchat)
A wildfire raging by means of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles has pressured tens of hundreds of individuals to evacuate because it consumes houses within the ritzy space, together with these belonging to celebrities.
The Palisades Hearth, pushed by robust Santa Ana winds, started within the Santa Monica Mountains late Tuesday morning and rapidly engulfed 200 acres inside an hour, surging to just about 3,000 acres by sundown, FOX Climate reported.
Orange County Hearth Chief Brian Fennessy joined “Fox News @ Night” on Tuesday to offer an replace on how firefighters are battling the fast-moving flames, however mentioned there is not a lot that may be performed to cease them, so crews are specializing in evacuating and rescuing anybody nonetheless within the space.
“Our main focus is getting people, lives out of the way of these fires,” Fennessy mentioned. “There’s not a lot we can do other than get people out of the way of these fires and then try to attack them … certainly in the Palisades, that’s been the story today.”
A firefighter battles the Palisades Hearth within the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Jill Connelly/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photographs)
Actuality TV star Spencer Pratt and spouse Heidi Montag, who started relationship on The Hills, misplaced their house in the Palisades Hearth, Pratt and Montag confirmed on their Snapchat accounts on Tuesday.
In a sequence of movies, Pratt confirmed how the fireplace rapidly moved over the hill towards their house.
“Well, this isn’t looking good,” Pratt mentioned whereas videoing the fireplace on the mountain behind their house. “First time I’ve seen the flames coming over. Aw, man. Okay, I’m going to go pack up I think.”
He later posted a video from his automotive stating that he was watching their house burn down on their safety cameras.
Montag posted a video in a grocery retailer stating that their house did burn, however they’re protected.
Actuality TV star Spencer Pratt shared an image from his safety digicam as his home was engulfed by the Palisades Hearth. (Spencer Pratt / Snapchat)
Actor Chris Pratt posted on X and requested that individuals be a part of him in praying for “the brave firefighters sacrificing so much to save our houses and our town.”
“Jesus protect the lives of those battling the flames and the lives of those who couldn’t evacuate,” Pratt wrote.
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Actress Denise Crosby, additionally in a submit on X, mentioned that she is protected, alongside along with her husband and canine, however she just isn’t positive if she has a home.
Crosby shared a video from a seaside on Tuesday night time and adopted that submit up with movies from earlier within the day exhibiting smoke close to an alley behind her house and from Sundown Boulevard.
Actor James Woods posted a sequence of movies on X exhibiting his house and neighbors’ houses surrounded by smoke and flames. Woods mentioned his household evacuated from the world safely, and counseled first responders and group members for evacuating kids from elementary colleges throughout the neighborhood.
“To all the wonderful people who’ve reached out to us, thank you for being so concerned. Just letting you know that we were able to evacuate successfully,” Woods wrote on X. “I do not know at this moment if our home is still standing, but sadly houses on our little street are not.”
Skilled dancer Derek Hough shared images to his Instagram account of the fireplace and mentioned he and his spouse are making ready to evacuate with their pets.
“The winds are hitting 100mph, and we’re packing up, preparing to evacuate with our five animals JUST IN CASE,” Hough wrote. “It’s scary with power lines exploding around us and the fires spreading so fast.”
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Hough continued his submit by thanking firefighters for “risking everything to keep us safe” and mentioned he’s sending prayers and like to all firefighters and victims.
