Jamie Lee Curtis pleads with fans in Palisades Fire Aftermath’s “Unreal” update

Jamie Lee Curtis shared an emotional update with fans after announcing that she “community and maybe my home” was “burning”.

Curtis, 66, is one of them several celebrities were directly affected the Palisades fire that broke out on Tuesday, January 7, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate as first responders struggled to contain the fire while battling dry weather and strong winds.

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On Wednesday, January 8, Curtis told her fans that although she and her family were “safe,” she was aware that “a lot of my friends would lose their homes.” At the time, she wasn’t sure if her own home would survive.

Later Wednesday, Curtis shared an update on the fire’s impact on her neighborhood. Video taken from inside the car showed burned buildings and destroyed structures still smoldering under the smoke.

As Halloween the actress showed in her post, her house passed. “Our favorite neighborhood is gone,” Curtis wrote in the caption Instagram post. “Our home is safe. Many others lost everything. Help where you can. Thank you to the first responders and firefighters. @americanredcross.”

Several fans commented on the Oscar winner’s post, with many writing that they were “so glad” she and her family were safe. Some wrote to thank Curtis’ first responders, while others made more personal remarks about her video.

“My house was behind the Shell station at the beginning of this video,” wrote one Instagram user. “Now it’s ashes. It is so unreal to understand. But Palisades is a strong community. It will be difficult, but we will get through it together.”

Another Instagram user, who said he was “born and raised” in nearby Malibu, California, wrote of the fire: “This is unprecedented, a commercial high street on fire. So sorry Pallisades xo.

One fan, who wrote that their sister lived in the same neighborhood, was “trying to find out if her house survived.” Another remarked that the area looked “like a war zone” in the footage.

As of 3 p.m. local time Wednesday, the Palisades Fire had burned more than 15,800 acres, destroyed at least 300 structures and was 0 percent contained. according to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Agency said In the first few days of 2025, more than 55 forest fires broke out in the state.

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