Anne Heche Hospitalized After Suffering Burns in Car Crash Fire

etonline.com:

Anne Heche has been hospitalized after a scary incident. On Friday, the 53-year-old actress was taken away from a Los Angeles car crash on a stretcher by an ambulance, according to .A public information officer for the Los Angeles Police Department told ET that, at 10:55 a.m., a vehicle collided into a residence located at 1700 block of Walgrove Ave, though they would not identify the driver, describe the car they were driving, name the hospital or disclose any injuries.Per the LAPD, the vehicle became engulfed in flames and the driver was transported to a local hospital for medical treatment by an ambulance.

The public information officer told ET that he believes the fire has been extinguished.Citing witness statements,, who was the first to report the news, said that Heche was driving a blue Mini Cooper when she crashed into the garage of an apartment complex.While residents of the apartment complex tried getting Heche out of the vehicle, witnesses told the outlet that the actress put the car in reverse and then sped off.Shortly thereafter, the outlet reports, Heche crashed into a nearby home, which ignited a fire that was significant and engulfed the house.Per, Heche suffered burns in the fire, and is currently intubated in the hospital but expected to live.