Days after suffering an unspecified health scare that landed him in the hospital, the comedian Dion Cole He had to evacuate his home in Los Angeles due to ongoing wildfires.
“This day is devastating!!!! “I left the hospital earlier, sick, came home, and then had to pack what I could to evacuate,” Cole, 53, wrote via Instagram Saturday 12 January. “As I was driving away, I saw fire coming from behind my house, it's a nightmare!!! I got the flowers that my mother gave me before she died.
Along with his comment, Cole shared a video he took from the car while driving through his neighborhood, capturing the thick smoke and intense red glow of the fire as it continued to burn through the Los Angeles neighborhood. “Oh my god look at this.” barber shop The star can be heard saying in the video. “It's right above my house.”
Cole, who celebrated his birthday on Thursday, January 9, spent the day in the hospital after suffering a health problem. He shared a selfie from his hospital bed via Instagram Only two days before he was released and forced to evacuate, he did not provide any additional information regarding his health condition.
“Thank you all for your kind birthday wishes. I sure could use them. Thank you all,” he wrote via Instagram earlier this week.
Cole is one of tens of thousands of people whose homes were destroyed by wildfires that began raging in the greater Los Angeles area on Tuesday, January 7.
A wind storm caused wildfires to move quickly through Pacific Palisades and other Los Angeles neighborhoods — including Malibu and the Hollywood Hills — destroying or severely damaging more than 12,000 structures and putting more than 150,000 people under mandatory evacuation orders.
A number of celebrities lost their homes due to historical fires, including… Paris HiltonAnna Faris, Heidi Montag and Spencer PrattBilly Crystal, Mel Gibson and Milo Ventimiglia. Other stars like mark Hamill, Jennie Garth and Mandy Moore They are among those who have been ordered to evacuate.
Hilton, 43, shared a video of what remained of her home on Instagram on Thursday, January 9, which was completely burned to the ground.
“I'm standing here in what used to be our home and the heartbreak is truly indescribable,” she wrote.💔🥺 “When I first saw the news, I was in complete shock – I couldn't comprehend it. But now, as I stand here and see it with my own eyes, I feel like my heart has been shattered into a million pieces.😢💔”
She continued, “This house wasn't just a place to live — it was the place where we dreamed, laughed, and created the most beautiful memories as a family. It was the place where Phoenix's little hands created art that I will cherish forever, where love and life filled every corner. To see it transformed To Ashes… It's devastating beyond words (Hilton shares with son Phoenix, 2, and daughter London, 12 months husband Carter Ream.)
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