Ellen DeGeneres & Portia de Rossi forced to evacuate Californian home
Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi have joined many other celebrities who have been forced to flee their LA homes because of wildfires spreading across Southern California.
The TV host revealed on Twitter that the pair had to evacuate their pets from her $24.7 million beach house in Carpinteria.
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“Our house is under threat of being burned. We just had to evacuate our pets," Ellen wrote. "I'm praying for everyone in our community and thankful to all the incredible firefighters."
In a second message, Ellen said she was “proud” of her community for banding together during the crisis.
"I'm sending lots of love and gratitude to the fire department and sheriffs," she said. "Thank you all. #ThomasFire."
The Thomas fire started on December 4th and has impacted up to 173,000 acres of land.
The fires have already destroyed 750 structures and partially damaged more than 160. Thousands of local residents have evacuated including the A-lister Montecito area which is home to stars such as Oprah Winfrey and Drew Barrymore.