Pacific Palisades fire in Los Angeles: Which stars are affected?

Los Angeles is witnessing a terrifying natural weather event – and its star community has been affected.

An extreme wind storm driven by Santa Ana gusts sparked fast-burning wildfires around 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, sending drivers along Sunset Boulevard and Palisades Drive abandoning their cars to seek safety. Los Angeles Times.

Local areas were evacuated, including the celebrity retreat of Pacific Palisades, located about 20 miles west of Downtown LA, where A-list stars are famous for their sprawling luxury homes.

Stars included 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 housed in an exclusive enclave.

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Mass evacuations hit, with more than 30,000 local residents leaving their homes in search of safer ground. Steve Guttenbergwho assisted firefighters by moving abandoned cars to nearby streets to improve emergency access. The Police Academy the star said during an interview with KTLA on Tuesday, “I live right up the hill,” before pointing to the visible flames. “I have friends there right now and they can’t evacuate because it’s stuck on Palisades Drive.” There are families, there are pets up there, there are people who really need help.”

Casino star James Wood he was also evacuated from his home, through which he shared photos and footage of the raging flames X on Tuesday.

One photo, which captured flames and thick smoke billowing into the sky, was captioned “A view from one of our security cameras.”

The follow-up video was also captioned “Leaving” before another post from Woods read: “To all the amazing people who have reached out to us, thank you for being so involved. I’m just letting you know that we were able to successfully evacuate. At this point I don’t know if our house is still standing, but unfortunately the houses on our little street are not.

Eugene Levy was also evacuated. talk to Los Angeles Times by phone on Tuesday Schitt’s Creek star said, “The smoke looked pretty black and intense over Temescal Canyon.” I didn’t see any flames, but the smoke was very dark.”

According to The Hollywood ReporterThe National Weather Service designated the wind storm as an “Extremely Hazardous Situation … a Red Flag Warning Event.” This type of warning 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 “at risk” and the origin of the fires was unconfirmed.

The weather also affected planned major events in the area, including premiers Jennifer Lopez‘with new movie Unstoppableand Wolf man in the main role Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner.