Candace Cameron Bure She shared her concerns that Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood will struggle to recover after a wildfire destroyed the upscale area.
The Palisades Fire, fueled by strong Santa Ana winds and burning in the Santa Monica Mountains late Tuesday morning, has already scorched more than 15,000 acres and destroyed more than 1,000 structures, Fox Weather reported Wednesday.
Bure, who has lived in the Pacific Palisades area for more than three decades, told Fox News Digital that she was “at a loss for words” to describe the impact the fire had on local families and small businesses.
“It changes everything,” the actress said Wednesday afternoon.
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Candace Cameron Bure shared that she was “beyond words” to describe the impact the Palisades Fire will have on residents and businesses in the area. (Getty Images)
“Because the destruction is so massive, I cannot imagine how long the rebuilding process will take,” Bury continued. “And who knows that small businesses will be able to recover or rebuild, depending on their insurance claims and all that kind of stuff.
“Many fire insurance (companies) have completely pulled out of these canyon areas,” she added. “I know when we lived there, we couldn't get fire insurance. So, when you think about those things, it's really overwhelming what people are going to go through.”
“It changes everything.”
the “Full House” alum. He noted that Pacific Palisades is a tight-knit community of mostly homes and small businesses. Although the long-term impact of the fire is uncertain, Puri expressed confidence that residents will band together.
“It's a really special area of Los Angeles where life, family and community are important,” she said. “So, I know in that sense that this community is going to rally around each other. Malibu is going to rally. We've done it in the past. We will do it again.”
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Nestled in the hills overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Pacific Palisades includes a 23,431-acre area between Malibu and Santa Monica. Firefighters continue to battle the Palisades Fire, which has burned more than 15,800 acres, Fox News reported Wednesday.
The affluent area is home to a number of celebrities affected by the massive fire. A A growing list of stars, Including James Woods, Sandra Lee and Steve Guttenberg shared updates after their evacuation Tuesday afternoon.
Barrier fire is One of six fires burning in Los Angeles County as of Wednesday, according to Cal Fire. Authorities said the six fires were zero percent contained. Five people have died in the Eaton Fire, which has been burning in Altadena near Pasadena since Tuesday afternoon.
Puri and her family have lived in Pacific Palisades for more than 30 years. (Wally Scalig/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Bure told Fox News Digital that seeing the devastation caused by the inferno in Pacific Palisades was “heartbreaking.”
“I'm staring out my window right now just watching the mountain burn,” she said. “It's devastating. And it's very emotionally draining. We've lived in Palisades for 30 years. We just sold our house last year. But all of our friends in our community are still very much there.”
“It's where we raised our children,” Puri added. “And they went to school, and we went to church and we ate frozen yogurt and we did grocery shopping. And to see it completely leveled — it's heartbreaking and devastating. It's sad. We have so many friends and family, and countless people we know personally who lost their homes.”
The affluent area is home to a number of celebrities affected by the massive fire. (Michael Ho Y Li/Siba via AP)
“I think the hardest part now is that we're still watching it burn,” Puri added. “The wind's not getting better. It's not supposed to go down until tomorrow at six o'clock. So, it's like you're actively trying, you know, to do something, and yet there's not much you can do until it settles down, and it seems like it's going to be forever.” “
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More than 100,000 residents in Los Angeles County are still under evacuation orders. Puri told Fox News Digital that she has been in contact with her former neighbors since they fled the country Barrier fire Tuesday.
“I was constantly talking to them,” Puri shared. “Everyone has been evacuated.”
Fox News reported Wednesday afternoon that the Palisades Fire had burned more than 15,800 acres. (Etienne Laurent/AP)
Burri explained that she and her husband, Valerie Burri, saw the devastation of their former neighborhood through videos posted on social media.
“The hardest part now is that we are still watching it burn.”
“There are some houses that are still there, and there are a lot of them that are gone,” she said. “We personally have friends (who were) still waiting to see if their house was still standing and then confirmed they lost everything. So, yeah, it's very difficult.”
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“It's like you want to help, and there's not much you can do at this point,” Puri added.
Burri and her husband, Valerie, were in contact with their former neighbors who had fled the area. (Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
As a longtime resident of the Pacific Palisades area, Puri recalled that she and her family faced many wildfires over the years. However, she said their most harrowing experience came when Glass fire It swept through Northern California's Napa Valley in 2020 and threatened their home in the region.
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“We thought we were going to lose our house,” she recalled. “We didn't do that. But the fire caught fire immediately, and firefighters were able to save our house there.
“So, yeah, we've experienced it. It's heartbreaking and scary. And there's something about fires versus all the (other) natural disasters. I mean, they're all terrible and terrifying.”
“However, when it comes to fire, you look at it, and it feels like hell.”
