Slew Of Celebrities Among Thousands Evacuated In Woolsey Fire

MALIBU, CA – Not even celebrities are immune to the destruction of natural disaster. The Woolsey Fire, powered by Santa Ana winds and low humidity, erupted in Ventura County Thursday afternoon but quickly made its way into Los Angeles County, burning through 35,000 acres, damaging countless homes and forcing an estimated 75,000 properties to evacuate in the process.

The blaze indiscriminately consumed multimillion-dollar mega-mansions and mobile homes alike, leaving a slew of celebrities forced out of their homes. Among the stars affected are the Kardashian-Jenner clan.

Kim, Kourney and Khloe Kardashian were forced to evacuate their Hidden Hills home Thursday night, according to AOL.

"Pray for Calabasas," Kardashian wrote on Instagram Thursday night. "Just landed back home and had 1 hour to pack up & evacuate our home. I pray everyone is safe."

By Friday afternoon, the flames had made their way to Kardashian's Hidden Hills home. "It doesn't seem like it's getting worse right now, I just pray the winds are in our favor," Kardashian tweeted.

"Fire Fighters, I love you and thank you for doing all that you can to keep us safe!" she added.

Step-mom Caitlyn Jenner wasn't as lucky. The reality star's Malibu home was reportedly destroyed by the Woolsey Fire, according to TMZ. Jenner's home burned down Friday from the fires that forced the entire city of Malibu into mandatory evacuation Friday, the website reported.

The home, which sits on a ride overlooking the beach, was frequently featured on Jenner's E! reality show "I Am Cait," according to AOL. She moved there in 2015, the same year she came out as transgender, the website reported.

Lady Gaga posted photos on her Instagram stories of her evacuating her Malibu home as well. Director Guillermo Del Toro tweeted Friday “Bleak House and the collection may be endangered but the gift of life remains,” after evacuating on Thursday night. The director was referring to his home, which holds a collection of monsters and oddities, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Actors Roma Downey, Alyssa Milano, Rainn Wilson and Eddie McClintock were also evacuated Thursday.

“Pulling out of my driveway with my two big dogs in the back,” Downey, who starred on the television series "Touched by an Angel," tweeted Friday morning. “Malibu fire evacuation. Please pray for our community and the safety of our first responders.” She also posted a photo to Instagram of a billowing gray cloud of smoke.

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Pulling out of my driveway with my two big dogs in the back . Malibu fire evacuation . Please pray for our community and the safety of our first responders #malibufire #evacuation #pray
A post shared by Roma Downey(@romadowney) on Nov 9, 2018 at 9:02am PST

Milano, of "Who's the Boss?" and "Melrose Place" fame, took to Twitter to share her evacuation packing list: her kids, dogs, computer and pair of Doc Marten boots. She later tweeted asking for help to remove her five horses from the burn area, writing "please help me."

Wilson, well-known for playing Dwight Schrute in "The Office," announced his evacuation on Twitter, assuring his followers that his pigs and dogs are "fine, thank you." The actor asked for prayers for the fire and Borderline Bar & Grill shooting victims, and then said to "send them some cash." He later posted a photo of a large plume of gray smoke, writing "My house is in that."

"Things just got real," McClintock tweeted. "Damn."

The actor, who has starred and guest starred in multiple television shows, thanked everyone for the well wishes and said he was staying in a West Hollywood hotel. "So much respect for these firefighters. They are a rare breed," he tweeted.

Like McClintock, musician Melissa Etheridge was also displaced, seeking shelter at a Santa Monica hotel.

"Send love and strength to our California firefighters," she tweeted.

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City News Service contributed to this post; PHOTOS: Kim Kardashian: Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images; Caitlyn Jenner: Photo by Greg Doherty/Getty Images; Lady Gaga: Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for SAG-AFTRA Foundation; and Guillermo del Toro: Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for SAG-AFTRA Foundation