The Los Angeles wildfires continue to rage, with over 100,000 residents forced to evacuate, at least five dead, and 2000 structures damaged or destroyed. Appearing on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Jamie Lee Curtis started the interview with an emotional speech about her Pacific Palisades home, an area that has been devastated by the fire.
“As you know, where I live is on fire right now. Literally the entire city of the Pacific Palisades is burning. I flew here last night, I was on a plane, started getting texts, and it’s ****ing gnarly you guys, it’s just a catastrophe,” says Curtis in the clip. “This is literally where I live. Everything. The market I shop in, the schools my kids go to, friends – many, many, many, many, many friends now – have lost their homes. So it is a really awful situation. I am obviously going to go home first thing tomorrow and be with my family and try to help my friends. But just so I can tell you, if you know anybody on the West Coast, or not — the American Red Cross, support them, they will come in and help people. Do anything you can.”
A State of Emergency has been declared in California as a result of the wildfires, with President Biden approving a Major Disaster declaration. AirBnb, meanwhile, is offering emergency temporary housing for those affected.
