Primus guitarist Ler LaLonde’s home destroyed by California wildfires

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Primus guitarist Ler LaLonde is among the latest to have his home destroyed in the devastating wildfires across Los Angeles.Last week, LA began experiencing five concurrent wildfires in several neighbourhoods, leading to the evacuation of over 180,000 residents.

In the latest figures shared by CNN and Associated Press, 24 deaths have been confirmed, while 16 people remain missing.Now, it has been confirmed that around 12,000 structures have been decimated by the fires, including the home of Primus guitarist Larry ‘Ler’ LaLonde.The news was shared by the band’s frontman Les Claypool, who took to social media to share the extent of the damages to his bandmate’s Los Angeles home. “All that is left of our good friend Ler Lalonde’s home,” he wrote in the caption, sharing images of the ruins. “When Mother Nature gets up on her hind legs, it can be brutal.

My heart hurts for him and his family.”A post shared by Les Claypool (@lesclaypool)LaLonde’s wife, Shane, also shared an update on her own post. “Our home is gone, and so are the homes of every one of our friends and neighbours.

I am still in shock, not quite sure what just happened,” she wrote. “I’m not sure what happens now. But I am realising hour by hour all that was lost.”Many other stars have also been affected by the wildfires, with Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith confirming that his home in Malibu had been destroyed.