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Celebrities flee, multimillion-dollar homes burn in Los Angeles wildfire

Source: Yahoo Wellness
October 29, 2019 at 12:17
California wildfires / Reuters
California wildfires / Reuters

James bought a $23 million, eight-bedroom home in Brentwood in late 2017, according to media reports.

By Lisa Richwine and Omar Younis

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A fast-moving wildfire on Monday destroyed at least five multimillion-dollar homes in one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Los Angeles and forced celebrities to flee in the middle of the night.

Among neighborhoods under evacuation orders was the posh area of Brentwood, a section on the west side of the city that became world famous in 1994 when former football star O.J. Simpson was accused of killing his ex-wife and a waiter there.

Today Brentwood is home to basketball superstar LeBron James, A-list Hollywood actors, wealthy producers and media company executives.

James, who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers, said he and his family had to drive around in the early morning hours looking for a place to stay after fleeing the home he shares with his wife and three children.

"Had to emergency evacuate my house and I’ve been driving around with my family trying to get rooms," James wrote on Twitter around 4 a.m. He later added that he found a place to take them in. "Crazy night man!," he said.

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