MALIBU, Calif. (KABC) — Amongst celebrities whose houses have been threatened by the Franklin Fireplace in Malibu Canyon is Dick Van Dyke, who safely fled the approaching flames together with his spouse and their pets.
Van Dyke, who turns 99 on Friday, mentioned he and his spouse Arlene and their animals are protected aside from a cat who stays lacking.
“Arlene and I’ve safely evacuated with our animals aside from Bobo escaped as we had been leaving,” Van Dyke posted on Fb. “We’re praying he’ll be okay and that our neighborhood in Serra Retreat will survive these horrible fires.”
Witnesses say a house throughout the road from the place Van Dyke lives burned down however the actor’s house was spared from the flames. Additionally within the quick neighborhood is the Serra Retreat, a Catholic convention heart that was broken by flames.
Dick Van Dyke and his spouse Arlene Silver look on throughout a hand and footprint ceremony for Carol Burnett on the TCL Chinese language Theatre, June 20, 2024, in Los Angeles.
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The New York Occasions studies that Cher additionally fled her house and had safely evacuated to a resort. Barbra Streisand is amongst different celebrities who additionally personal houses within the space close to the flames.
One house was destroyed and others had been broken in a Malibu Canyon neighborhood however firefighter efforts helped stop larger devastation.
A number of different houses within the space suffered minor harm to garages and decks. However neighborhood members joined firefighters in structure-protection efforts to assist stop additional devastation. One volunteer firefighter brigade was fashioned after the devastating Woolsey Fireplace in 2018.
“We saved our home,” mentioned native resident Alec Gillis. “In Malibu we all know there’s gonna be fires. We put together.”
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