Los Angeles is seeing a scary natural weather event — and its star-studded community is affected.
An extreme wind storm, driven by Santa Ana gusts, sparked a fast-burning brush fire around 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, prompting drivers on Sunset Boulevard and Palisades Drive to abandon their vehicles for safety. Los Angeles Times.
Local neighborhoods were evacuated, including the celebrity haven of Pacific Palisades, about 20 miles west of downtown LA, where A-list stars are famous for their sprawling luxury homes.
co-stars Tom Hanks And Rita Wilson, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Bradley Cooper, Reese Witherspoon, Adam Sandler, Michael Keaton, Miles Teller, Michael Mann, Ann Sarnoff, Alan Bergman, Kathleen Kennedy And Carol Lombardini All live in exclusive enclaves.
The premiere of Jennifer Lopez's new movie Unstoppable was canceled at the last minute. "In light of today's safety concerns surrounding the increased wind activity and fire outbreak in Los Angeles," an Amazon representative told Us Weekly in a statement on Tuesday, Jan. 7. "We regret to inform you that we are canceling tonight's (...)
Mass evacuations, which have seen more than 30,000 locals leave their homes in search of safer places, have affected Steve Guttenbergwho assisted firefighters by moving abandoned vehicles to nearby streets to improve emergency access D Police Academy The star said this in an interview KTLA Tuesday, before pointing to the visible flames, "I live on top of the hill." “I have friends there now, and they can't move because it's stuck on Palisades Drive. There are families, there are pets, there are people who really need help."
Casino the star James Wood He was also evacuated from his home, sharing pictures and footage of the burning fire X tuesday
One photo, which showed flames and thick smoke shooting into the sky, was captioned, "One of our security camera views."
A later video was also captioned, "Giving up," before another post by Woods read, "Thank you to all the wonderful people who have reached out to us, for being so concerned. Just letting you know that we have successfully evacuated. I don't know at this point if we Whether the house is still standing or not, but sadly, we don't have houses on our small streets."
Eugene Levy was evicted. Talking to it Los Angeles Times Dr. on the phone on Tuesday Sheets Creek The star said, “The smoke over Temescal Canyon looked quite black and intense. I could see no flames but the smoke was very dark."
According to The Hollywood ReporterThe National Weather Service has designated the wind storm as an "Especially Hazardous Situation ... Red Flag Warning Event." Such warnings affected Malibu, San Gabriel Valley, San Fernando Valley, Beverly Hills, Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica Mountains, San Gabriel Mountains, East Ventura Valley and coastal areas adjacent to Sepulveda Pass, according to the outlet.
The Associated Press reported that more than 13,000 structures were "threatened" and that the source of the fire was unconfirmed.
The weather also affected scheduled high-profile events in the area, including event premieres Jennifer Lopezof new movie irresistibleAnd wolf man acting Christopher Abbott And Julia Garner.
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