The Pacific Palisades fire is consuming homes on the mountain
Reality TV star Spencer Pratt filmed the fire engulfing his home and others in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood after he and wife Heidi Montag were forced to evacuate. (Credit: Spencer Pratt / Snapchat)
A wildfire raging through the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles has forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate as it engulfs homes in the upscale area, including those owned by celebrities.
The Palisades Fire, fueled by strong Santa Ana winds, started in the Santa Monica Mountains late Tuesday morning and quickly consumed 200 acres within an hour, growing to nearly 3,000 acres by sunset, FOX Weather reported.
Orange County Fire Chief Brian Fennessy joined “Fox News @ Night” Tuesday to give an update on how firefighters are battling the fast-moving flames, but said there’s not much that can be done to stop it, so crews are focusing to the evacuation and rescue of all who are still in the area.
“Our main focus is to get people and lives out of the way of these fires,” Fennessy said. “There’s not much we can do except move people out of the way of these fires and then try to attack them … certainly in the Palisades, that’s the story today.”
A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Reality TV star Spencer Pratt and wife Heidi Montag, who started their relationship on The Hills, lost their home in the palisade firePratt and Montag confirmed on their Snapchat accounts on Tuesday.
In a series of videos, Pratt showed how the fire quickly moved over the hill toward their home.
“Well, this doesn’t look good,” Pratt said as he filmed the fire on the mountain behind their home. “I saw the flames coming for the first time. Aw, man. Okay, I think I’ll go pack.”
He later posted a video from his car in which he said he watched their home burn on their security cameras.
Montag posted a video of the grocery store saying their home had burned down but they were safe.
Reality TV star Spencer Pratt shared a picture from his security camera as the Palisades fire engulfed his home. (Spencer Pratt / Snapchat)
Actor Chris Pratt posted on X and asked people to join him in praying for the “brave firefighters who sacrifice so much to save our homes and our city.”
“Jesus protect the lives of those fighting the flames and the lives of those who could not evacuate,” Pratt wrote.
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Actress Denise Crosby, also posting on X, said she was safe, along with her husband and dog, but was not sure if she had a home.
Crosby shared a video from the beach Tuesday night and followed up with videos from earlier in the day showing smoke near the alley behind her home and from Sunset Boulevard.
Actor James Woods posted a series of videos on X showing his home and the homes of his neighbors engulfed in smoke and flames. Woods said his family was safely evacuated from the area and praised first responders and community members for evacuating elementary school children within the neighborhood.
“To all the wonderful people who reached out to us, thank you for being so concerned. Just letting you know that we were able to evacuate successfully,” Woods wrote on X. “I don’t know at this time if our home is still standing, but unfortunately the houses not in our little street.”
Professional dancer Derek Hough shared photos of the fire on his Instagram account and said he and his wife were preparing to evacuate with their pets.
“Winds are 100 mph and we are packing up, preparing to evacuate our five animals JUST IN CASE,” Hough wrote. “It’s scary with the power lines exploding around us and the fires spreading so quickly.”
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Hough continued his post by thanking the firefighters for “risking everything to be safe” and said he was sending prayers and love to all the firefighters and victims.
