Mark Hamill among celebrities evacuated from homes during California wildfires

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Star Wars legend Mark Hamill was evacuated from his house in Los Angeles, becoming one of more than 30,000 people to flee the ongoing fires in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood.The actor shared a personal update on his Instagram account on the evening of January 7, saying “Personal Fire Update: 7pm – Evacuated Malibu so last-minute there (were) small fires on the sides of the road as we approached PCH (Pacific Coast Highway)”.

He also shared his wife Marilou, dog Trixie, and himself had arrived safely at their daughter Chelsea’s home in Hollywood.Firefighters are battling a 3,000-acre wildfire that has seen tens of thousands evacuated, with several famous names sharing their experiences.

Academy Award winner James Woods posted on X (formerly Twitter) about evacuating his home, which he fears he may have lost to the blaze. “It feels like losing a loved one” he remarked before adding in another post “it tests your soul, losing everything at once, I must say”.I took this last night from our beautiful little home in the Palisades.

Now all the fire alarms are going off at once remotely. It tests your soul, losing everything at once, I must say. pic.twitter.com/nH0mLpxz5C— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) January 8, 2025Hamill commented on the fire, saying it was the “most horrific since ‘93”.