The ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles have left thousands devastated, including actress Jamie Lee Curtis, 66. During her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on January 8, Curtis became emotional as she spoke about the wildfire near her home in Pacific Palisades.
Palisades is burning.”
Curtis, who was on a flight to New York when the fires approached, later confirmed her house was spared, but many of her neighbors lost everything. She expressed her heartbreak, saying, “Literally, the entire city of the Pacific Palisades is burning,” and added that many friends had lost their homes.
Curtis made a heartfelt plea to support the American Red Cross and urged viewers to be prepared for emergencies. She also shared a heartbreaking Instagram post about the destruction of her church, where she had reclaimed her life through sobriety.
With at least five lives lost and 2,000 structures destroyed, the battle to contain the flames continues. Curtis, determined to be with her family and help her community, reminded everyone of the importance of supporting relief efforts during such disasters.