James Woods thanked first responders in posts shared on-line for holding his neighborhood protected earlier than evacuating his house as flames from the Palisades Hearth roared by hills in his yard.
Woods, 77, captured photos of the wildfire as he evacuated, and stored followers up to date all through the day because the flames reached “two houses” away from his own residence. The wildfire sparked Tuesday morning within the Pacific Palisades space of Los Angeles.
Steve Guttenberg sprang into motion to assist firefighters transfer automobiles stranded on Sundown Boulevard from residents fleeing the hearth, in line with native outlet KTLA.
Los Angeles Hearth Division officers confirmed the Palisades Hearth broke out after 11 a.m. close to the southeast aspect of Palisades Drive. Evacuation orders had been issued because the blaze grew to roughly 200 acres in dimension.
Guttenberg – recognized for his roles in “Police Academy” and “Three Men and a Baby” – urged individuals who had been leaving their autos behind whereas evacuating to additionally go away their keys, so crews might make their manner by to the hearth.
“What’s happening is people take their keys with them as if they’re in a parking lot,” he advised the outlet. “This is not a parking lot. We really need people to move their cars. If you leave your car behind, leave the key in there so a guy like me can move your car so that these fire trucks can get up there.”
Actor James Woods documented the hearth all through the day, and thanked authorities for serving to the neighborhood.
“We were blessed to have LA fire and police depts doing their jobs so well,” Woods wrote. “We’re protected and out. There are a number of elementary faculties in our neighborhood and there was an infinite neighborhood effort to evacuate the kids safely.
“Can not speak more highly of the LA fire and LAPD.”
Fox Information Digital contacted Woods’ consultant for remark.
“Standing in my driveway getting ready to evacuate,” Woods mentioned in a clip shared on X. “We’ve acquired loads of planes going over, dropping water, however… “
Woods’ video appeared to indicate flames burning on the hillside close to a house. It’s unclear if the property in his video was broken within the blaze.
“Hope everybody gets out safely,” he wrote in one other put up displaying heavy smoke masking the sky.
An hour later, Woods confirmed flames close to the deck of his house in a video shared on X, along with “the view from one of our security cameras.”
Maria Shriver shared a put up, “Heartbreaking fire devastating our city. So many friends have evacuated as firefighters from all over are being called in. Stay safe, everyone!”
As the hearth grew in dimension, Amazon Studios took security precautions and canceled the premiere of Jennifer Lopez’s newest movie, “Unstoppable.”
“In light of today’s safety concerns around heightened wind activity and fire outbreaks in Los Angeles, we regret to inform you that we are cancelling tonight’s premiere of ‘Unstoppable,’” the studio confirmed in a press release with Fox Information Digital.
“As much as we were looking forward to celebrating this wonderful and inspiring film with you, safety is our first priority.”
An excessive wildfire menace covers a lot of Southern California by Wednesday as a “life-threatening, destructive, widespread windstorm” is predicted Tuesday afternoon by Wednesday morning, Los Angeles forecasters on the Nationwide Climate Service mentioned.
