“Luke Skywalker” Mark Hamill is among the people who have evacuated Malibu amid the fires raging across parts of L.A. The Star Wars actor shared on Instagram how he and his family left their home amid the spreading fire.
Starting in Pacific Palisades, the fires have overnight also hit parts of Malibu and Santa Monica.
“7pm – Evacuated Malibu so last-minute there (were) small fires on both sides of the road as we approached PCH,” Hamill posted on his Instagram account on Tuesday night. The PCH is the Pacific Coast Highway.
At 8:15 p.m., Hamilton, wife Marilou York, and their dog Trixie arrived at their daughter “Chelsea’s house in Hollywood,” he added. “Most horrific fire since ’93,” he concluded, expressing hope that other people would also “stay safe.”
Other Hollywood stars have also spoken out about the burning areas. Steve Guttenberg, for example, appeared on CNN on Tuesday night. He called the blaze in Pacific Palisades, of which he is a resident, “the most unbelievable fire I’ve ever seen.”
There were “mothers who were having panic attacks [and] little kids crying,” he also shared. “The cars were bumper-to-bumper traffic for over two miles and it was dangerous, the police were coming.” Concluded Guttenberg: “I spent all day moving these cars up on the hill, trying to [move them] so the fire trucks could get through.”
The Palisades Fire also engulfed Palisades Charter High School, a school that has long been a popular location for Hollywood productions, including Brian De Palma’s 1976 horror classic Carrie, Danny Steinmann’s 1984 teen vigilante movie Savage Streets, the 2003 remake of Freaky Friday, the Teen Wolf TV series, Nima Nourizadeh’s 2012 film Project X, and the 2001 teen rom-com Crazy/Beautiful.
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