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Malibu wildfire forces celebrities to flee luxurious houses as devastation spreads

Malibu wildfire forces celebrities to flee luxurious houses as devastation spreads


Thousands of individuals have vacated their houses in Malibu because of the Franklin Fire setting town ablaze, together with a litany of high-profile residents.

On Monday, fires unfold all through the realm, exacerbated by dry land and Santa Ana winds. According to Cal Fire, six buildings have been broken and 9 have been destroyed. Only 7% of the blaze has been contained. 

Dick Van Dyke, Jane Seymour and Brooke Burke and different stars took to social media to share their devastation for his or her group, many fleeing with their youngsters and beloved animals.

MALIBU WILDFIRE SURROUNDS DICK VAN DYKE’S HOME; 98-YEAR-OLD STAR ‘SAFELY EVACUATED’

A map depicts the approximate location of Jane Seymour, Dick Van Dyke and Mark Hamill’s houses as wildfires proceed to tear via Southern California.  (Fox News)

Dick Van Dyke

Treasured legend Van Dyke informed his followers he and his longtime love, spouse Arlene Silver, needed to go away Malibu. 

“Arlene and I’ve safely evacuated with our animals aside from [our cat] Bobo escaped as we had been leaving. We’re praying he’ll be okay and that our group in Serra Retreat will survive these horrible fires,” Van Dyke wrote on his official Facebook web page Wednesday.

A photo of the exterior of Dick Van Dyke's Malibu home inset a photo of Dick Van Dyke smiling in a classic tuxedo on the carpet

Dick Van Dyke fled his Malibu house along with his spouse and most of his pets. He situated his cat Bobo when he returned house. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images; Apex/Mega)

Hours later, the veteran actor commented that he’d reunited along with his feline pal. 

“We discovered Bobo as quickly as we arrived again house this morning. There was a lot curiosity in his disappearance that Animal Control was known as in to help. But, fortunately, he was simple to seek out and never harmed,” Van Dyke shared.

On Thursday morning, Van Dyke appeared on the “Today” present and recounted the harrowing evacuation course of.

“It was coming over the hill. You [could] see it,” he stated of the fireplace. “I used to be attempting to crawl to the automotive. I had exhausted myself. I couldn’t stand up. And three neighbors got here and carried me out and got here again and put out a little bit fireplace within the visitor home and saved me.”

Mark Hamill looks off into the distance with his mouth slightly ajar on the red carpet

Mark Hamill offered some levity amid the wildfire raging throughout Malibu.  (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/Getty Images)

Mark Hamill

Mark Hamill couldn’t evacuate Malibu because of the Franklin wildfire. The “Star Wars” actor alerted followers on social media that he was in lockdown. 

“Please keep secure everybody! I’m not allowed to go away the home, which inserts in completely with my elderly-recluse way of life,” the 73-year-old wrote.

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Brooke Burke

Former “Dancing with the Stars” champion and TV persona Burke stated she and her household are secure after evacuating their Malibu house. The mom of 4 shared photographs on her Instagram, together with one in all her standing beside a firefighter who gave the impression to be canvasing the realm.

Brooke Burke smiles in a brown dress on the carpet with a black Van Cleef necklace inset a photo of Brooke wearing a blue mask standing next to a firefighter in an Instagram story

Brooke Burke gave an replace on her household after evacuating Malibu. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images; Brooke Burke Instagram)

“Prayers for Malibu…what a group. We love our house & we combat to guard it & someway we stay catastrophe after catastrophe honoring this sacred house . I’m so grateful for all of our mates which have reached out & household, gardeners, helpers , neighbors & the 1000+ firstresponders, regulation enforcement, volunteers, & staff that helped save a lot. So grateful for all of the courageous firefighters attempting to navigate the uncertainty of Mother Nature & depraved winds,” she wrote.

In a separate video shared on her Instagram story, Burke informed followers her youngsters, animals and residential had been all secure. 

“Just heartbroken for our mates and neighbors who cannot say the identical factor. … Wild instances in Malibu,” she stated.

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Jane Seymour

On Wednesday, actress Seymour shared eerie pictures of Malibu ablaze on her Instagram.

Fire in Malibu with a cameraman in the shot videoing the fire

Jane Seymour shared a photograph of the raging fireplace. (Jane Seymour/Instagram)

“The fires in our group are a stark reminder of how rapidly life can change. Thankfully, my household and I had been in a position to evacuate safely, however my ideas are with everybody who remains to be in hurt’s means, the courageous firefighters risking all the things to guard us, and the various who name Malibu house,” she wrote. “Let’s proceed to assist one another, keep knowledgeable, and stay hopeful. Our group is robust, and collectively we’ll see via these difficult instances.”

Exterior shot of Jane Seymour's home with a red/orange sky

Jane Seymour photographed the outside of her house, displaying how shut the fireplace was to her property. (Jane Seymour/Instagram)

In a separate put up, Seymour shared video of the raging fireplace, writing that she and her household needed to flee the realm.

“While the Franklin Fire continues to burn in Malibu and has gotten extraordinarily near our house, we stay evacuated and we’re secure. We are deeply grateful for the superb firefighters and the unbelievable band of Malibu volunteer firefighters who’re risking all the things to guard our houses and our group,” she wrote. 

“This fireplace reminds us of the energy, the bravery, resilience, and compassion that bind us collectively within the hardest of instances. Let’s proceed to assist and uplift each other, as we all the time do.

Jane Seymour in a red jumpsuit and floral cardigan lays sideways with her legs in the air on a black chair

Jane Seymour, who lives in Malibu, was compelled to evacuate her house along with her household. (Stephane Cardinale/Corbis/Corbis through Getty Images)

“To everybody preventing the flames and maintaining us secure, thanks. Your braveness is extraordinary.”

Mira Sorvino

Mira Sorvino in a black jacket smiles for the camera on the carpet in Los Angeles

Mira Sorvino says she and her household efficiently fled Malibu. (Andrew Toth/WireImage/Getty pictures)

Actress Mira Sorvino prolonged prayers to her group in Malibu after evacuating. The “Mighty Aphrodite” star wrote to X, “All my Malibu mates and neighbors I pray that you’re secure. We evacuated in the course of the night time, children and pets all accounted for! Scary instances!!”

Sorvino and her husband, actor Christopher Backus, have 4 youngsters collectively, two of whom are underneath the age of 18.

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Cher

Cher purses her lips on the carpet in a sparkly black outfit

Cher reportedly evacuated her house in Malibu because of the Franklin Fire. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)

Cher was compelled to evacuate her Malibu house, The New York Times first reported. A consultant for the singer informed Fox News Digital that the singer, 78, “has not returned house but.”

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Fox News Digital has reached out to a number of extra stars who personal property within the space.



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