Hollywood stars like Mark Hamill, Eugene Levy and James Woods are among the people who have had to evacuate their homes amid the wildfires that are raging across parts of Los Angeles. Starting in Pacific Palisades, fires overnight also hit parts of Malibu and Santa Monica. According to the L.A. Fire Department, the Palisades fire was zero percent contained as of Wednesday morning. Three other active wildfires in L.A. County — the Eaton, Hurst and Woodley fires — are also currently at zero percent containment.
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00:00Hollywood stars like Mark Hamill, Eugene Levy, and Mandy Moore are among the people who have had to evacuate their homes amid the wildfires that are raging across parts of Los Angeles.
00:12Starting in Pacific Palisades, fires overnight also hit parts of Malibu and Santa Monica.
00:17According to the LA Fire Department, the Palisades fire was 0% contained as of Wednesday morning.
00:23Three other active wildfires in LA County, the Eaton, Hearst, and Woodley fires, are also currently at 0% containment.
00:30Hamill shared on Instagram how he and his family left their home amid the spreading blaze.
00:34He wrote,
00:42At 8.15pm, Hamill says that he, his wife, and their dog arrived at their daughter Chelsea's house in Hollywood.
00:48He concluded his post,
00:53And Dr. Eugene Levy, who is the current honorary mayor of the Pacific Palisades, evacuated the area early Tuesday.
00:59He told the Los Angeles Times,
01:05Other Hollywood stars have taken to social media to share firsthand accounts about the blaze and its impact.
01:10Mandy Moore wrote on Instagram,
01:12Evacuated and safe with kids, dogs, and cats. Praying and grateful for the first responders.
01:18Meanwhile, Maria Shriver wrote in part,
01:23Actor James Woods shared on social media that he lost his home.
01:27He posted this video on X, writing,
01:29I took this last night from our beautiful little home in the Palisades.
01:33Now all the fire alarms are going off at once remotely.
01:36It tests your soul, losing everything at once, I must say.
01:39Reality television personalities Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag also lost their homes to the blaze.
01:45Pratt's sister Stephanie wrote on Instagram in part,
01:55The Palisades fire also engulfed Palisades Charter High School,
01:58a school that has long been a popular location for Hollywood productions,
02:02including the 1976 horror classic Carrie, 1984's Savage Streets,
02:07and the 2003 remake of Freaky Friday, among many others.
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