California has been hit by another devastating wildfire.
The Franklin Fire began on Monday December 9 and, according to The New York Timeshas already destroyed nearly 4000 acres of land in Malibu.
The coastal community is home to a number of celebrities, some of whom have taken to social media or have had representatives speak on their behalf after fans raised concerns over their safety.
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One of the celebrities who have marked themselves as safe is Dick Van Dyke.
The 99-year-old actor took to Facebook to explain he and his wife had “safely evacuated”, taking their animals with them, except their cat Bobo, who had escaped and ran off as they were leaving.
“We’re praying he’ll be ok and that our community in Serra Retreat will survive these terrible fires,” he wrote.
Shortly after, he shared a video of Boboan orange tabby cat, along with the caption “hoping Bobo is ok.”
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Photos taken of Van Dyke’s home the day after his post show his house and property unharmed by the fire.
Witnesses told KABC-TV the home neighboring Van Dyke’s had caught fire, however his remained untouched at the time of publishing.
Cher, who also lives in the vicinity has moved with her pets to a hotel.
“Cher was required to evacuate her home and did so in the very early hours of Tuesday morning,” a rep for the star told. People“She thankfully is safe.”
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Star Wars actor Mark Hamill, who lives a little further out of the area has been instructed to go into lockdown rather than evacuate.
“We’re in lockdown because of the Malibu fires. Please stay safe everyone,” he wrote in a statement shared to Instagram,
”I’m not allowed to leave the house, which fits in perfectly with my elderly-recluse lifestyle,” added the 73-year-old.
Other celebrities that live in the area include Barbara Streisand, Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, Nicolas Cage and Jonah Hill.
Cher and Van Dyke are just a few among the thousands being forced to evacuate their homes as the Franklin Fire tore through the Malibu Canyon.
Majority of the area is under a mandatory evacuation order, with authorities last reporting at the time of publishing that the blaze was only seven per cent contained.
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As of Wednesday night, thousands of Southern California homes remain without power.
Some 1500 firefighters have been sent to fight the blaze, with California Governor, Gavin Newsom, sharing that federal assistance has also been made available.
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, however at the time it started the region was under a red-flag warning, meaning that the conditions were ripe for an extreme fire.
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