Meryl Streep escaped LA fires by cutting 'car-sized hole' in fence, nephew says
Meryl Streep escaped LA fires by cutting 'car-sized hole' in fence, nephew says
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Meryl Streep reportedly went to great lengths to evacuate during the Los Angeles wildfires.
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Meryl Streep had to go to extreme lengths to escape the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.
Abe Streep, Meryl Streep's nephew, revealed in a larger feature for New York magazine that the 75-year-old actress had a hard time fleeing home after a tree had fallen across her driveway, blocking her sole exit. The writer says his aunt had to borrow wire cutters from one neighbor to cut a "car-size hole" in another neighbor's fence and drive across their yard to evacuate.
The New Mexico-based writer's story also chronicled how the LA fires have devastated other residents, including longtime Angelenos, first responders and other working creatives and stars, including Meryl Streep's "Only Murders in the Building" co-star and Palisades resident Martin Short.
Abe Streep also revealed actor Haley Joel Osment, who lives near Eaton Canyon, lost "500 records and a piano his parents had given him when he turned 18" and how Altadena photographer and director Joseph Kindred lost unseen footage of the late Los Angeles rapper Nipsey Hussle.
The Eaton, Palisades and Hughes fires are all closing in on 100% containment as of Thursday afternoon, according to Cal Fire.
The Eaton and Palisades fires ignited nearly four weeks ago during a historic wind event that has seen the two fires kill at least 28 people, burn nearly 37,500 acres and destroy thousands of homes and businesses. The Hughes Fire near Santa Clarita began last week and has burned nearly 10,500 acres, though Cal Fire has not reported any structures damaged from the blaze as of Sunday morning.
Early estimates of the financial impact of the fires suggest potential damages could reach around $10 billion. Some of music's biggest names are stepping in to help, joining the FireAid benefit concert lineup in a pair of side-by-side events slated for Thursday.
FireAid benefit concert uses star-studded lineup to help LA: How to watch
Contributions made to FireAid at fireaidla.org will be distributed under the advisement of the Annenberg Foundation for both short-term relief efforts and long-term initiatives to prevent future fire disasters.
Contributing: James Powel, Melissa Ruggieri and Anna Kaufman
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