Mandy Moore has tragically shared that she lost her home in the deadly wildfires ravaging Los Angeles.
The This Is Us actress has taken to her Instagram Story since Tuesday night to share updates, first revealing that she had evacuated and was safe with her “kids, dogs and cats.” She added in her initial post, “Praying and grateful for the first responders.”
She updated her followers Wednesday morning, writing, “Grateful for the kindness of friends that we had a place to land last night. Trying to shield the kids from the immense sadness and worry I feel. Praying for everyone in our beautiful city. So gutted for the destruction and loss. Don’t know if our place made it. #eatonfire.”
Later in the day, Moore posted a video of what appeared to be her driving through the destruction in her community, as smoke continued to engulf the sky. She shared that her Altadena, California, home was burned down in the Eaton fire.
“This is Altadena. Leveled. My sweet home,” she wrote. “I am devastated and gutted for those of us who’ve lost so much. I’m absolutely numb.”
In a follow-up post, she added, “My children’s school is gone. Our favorite restaurants, leveled. So many friends and loved ones have lost everything too. Our community is broken but we will be here to rebuild together. Sending love to all affected and on the front lines trying to get this under control.”
The A Walk to Remember actress is among those who have evacuated areas of L.A. due to the wildfires sweeping across the county. Other Hollywood stars have also taken to social media to share first-hand accounts about the blaze and its impact, including Mark Hamill, Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, James Woods, Jamie Lee Curtis, Diane Warren, Cameron Mathison and Josh Gad, among others.
The fire started Tuesday in Pacific Palisades, before spreading to parts of Malibu and Santa Monica overnight. As of early Wednesday, the L.A. Fire Department said the Palisades fire was zero percent contained. Three other active wildfires in the L.A. area — the Eaton, Hurst and Woodley fires — are also at zero percent containment.
