The Los Angeles area home of General Hospital star Kelly Monaco, 45, went up in flames on Friday the 13th and the blaze was sparked by a lit cigarette, it is being reported.The soap opera star's Sherman Oaks property reportedly suffered thousands of dollars in damages after a passerby tossed a lit cigarette butt into a neighboring lot which caught fire, TMZ reported.According to the outlet, it's not believed that the blaze was intentionally set.
Tragic:The Los Angeles area home of General Hospital star Kelly Monaco, 45, went up in flames on Friday the 13th and the blaze was sparked by a lit cigarette, TMZ reported (seen in 2016)Monaco revealed that on the ominous morning she woke up to a fire burning in her front yard near the windows of her home.The star fled to safety but the house went up in smoke and, according to reports, is currently uninhabitable.
Security footage of the fire, which was obtained by TMZ and given to investigators, will help pinpoint the exact cause of the blaze.'Something as little as a cigarette butt can cause casualties and devastation,' Kelly said of the incident.
Scary!The soap opera star's Sherman Oaks property reportedly suffered thousands of dollars in damages after a passerby tossed a lit cigarette butt into a neighboring lot which caught fire (seen in 2005) Monaco has starred as Sam McCall on General Hospital since 2003 and has earned two Daytime Emmy nominations for her soap acting.The star was also the very first winner of season one of Dancing With the Stars in 2005, partnered with Alec Mazo.Southern California is in the midst of a severe drought, causing conditions ripe for wild fires.January to March was the driest on record for the state and this week Governor Gavin Newsom urged.
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