Pacific Palisades The fire engulfs the houses on the hill
Reality TV star Spencer Pratt filmed the fire engulfing his home and others in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood after he and wife Heidi Montag were forced to evacuate. (Credit: Spencer Pratt/Snapchat)
A fire raging through the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles has forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate as it consumes homes in the luxurious area, including those belonging to celebrities.
The Palisades Fire, driven by strong Santa Ana winds, started in the Santa Monica Mountains late Tuesday morning and quickly engulfed 200 acres in an hour, ballooning to nearly 3,000 acres by sunset, FOX Weather reported.
Orange County Fire Chief Brian Fennessy joined “Fox News@Night” on Tuesday to give an update on how firefighters were battling the fast-moving flames, but said there’s not much that can be done. it can be done to stop them, so the crew will focus on the evacuation and the rescue of anyone who is still in the area.
“Our main focus is getting people, lives out of the way of these fires,” Fennessy said. “There’s not much 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 fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Spencer Pratt and wife Heidi Montag, who started dating on The Hills, have lost their home the Palisades firePratt and Montag confirmed on their Snapchat accounts on Tuesday.
In a series of videos, Pratt showed how the fire was moving quickly over the mountain toward his home.
“Well, this is not pretty,” Pratt said as he watched the fire on the hill behind his home. “The first time I saw the flames coming. Aw, man. Okay, I’m going to go pack, I guess.”
He later posted a video from his car claiming he was watching his house burn on his security cameras.
Montag posted a video in a grocery store saying his house burned down, but they are safe.
Reality TV star Spencer Pratt shared a photo from her security camera as her home was engulfed by 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 sacrifice so much to save our homes and our city.”
“Jesus protected the lives of those fighting the flames and the lives of those who could not evacuate,” Pratt wrote.
Actress Denise Crosby, also in a post on X, said that she is safe, with her husband and dog, but she is not sure if she has a home.
Crosby shared a video from a beach Tuesday night and followed that post with videos from earlier in the day showing smoke near an alley behind her home and from Sunset Boulevard.
Actor James Woods posted a series of videos on X showing his home and the homes of neighbors surrounded by smoke and flames. Woods said his family evacuated the area safely, and he praised first responders and community members for evacuating children from elementary schools. in the neighborhood.
“To all the wonderful people who reached out to us, thank you for being so concerned. It’s enough to let you know that we were able to evacuate successfully,” Woods wrote on X. “I don’t know at this moment if our house. it’s still standing, but unfortunately the houses on our street are not.”
Professional dancer Derek Hough shared pictures on his Instagram account of the fire and said that he and his wife are preparing to evacuate with their pets.
“The winds were blowing at 100 mph, and we were packing up, preparing to evacuate with our five animals JUST IN CASE,” Hough wrote. “It’s scary with the power lines exploding around us and the fires spreading so fast.”
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Hough continued his post by thanking firefighters for “risking everything to keep us safe” and said he sends prayers and love to all firefighters and victims.
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2025-01-08 05:49:00
