Katey Sagal calls LA fires ‘overwhelming time’ as she joins Hollywood to raise over $1.6M in relief efforts

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As the California fires have devastated more than hundreds of thousands of residents, Hollywood actors have come together to raise millions for relief efforts. "Married with Children" actress Katey Sagal, "Indiana Jones" star Ke Huy Quan and several other A-listers spoke with Fox News Digital about how they’ve been deeply impacted by the Los Angeles fires, as they raised more than $1.6 million through various charities.

Los Angeles native Sagal, 71, shared that the fires were "particularly personal" to her since she also attended Palisades High School growing up. "To see those neighborhoods come down was just unbelievably heartbreaking to me," she said during the LA Wildfire Relief LIVE event. "A devastating time right now in our city… it's just an overwhelming time… all of us coming together to help… and to raise money… It's human spirit.

It's what we do… it's the better part of humanity." Sagal’s comments come after the Palisades Charter High School was previously engulfed in flames due to the wildfires raging in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.The burned property, a popular location for Hollywood productions, was severely damaged by the wildfires around Jan.

7, the day the inferno broke out in the impacted areas. The "8 Simple Rules" star continued to share how her home was affected by the fires. "We live in Hollywood, and the fire was in my backyard when it started in the Hollywood area.They got it out pretty quick, but we were evacuated and house completely filled with smoke."Although she fortunately didn't lose her home, she explained how her family had to evacuate for approximately ten days.