The California wildfires hit close to home for Kathy Griffin — who posted a video this week of the Getty Fire’s smoke and rising flames encroaching on her Los Angeles mansion.
“No, I’m not one of those a-holes stopping on the side of the freeway to get this video,” the actress and comedian tweeted Monday, showing the massive plumes rising against the pitch-black sky. “Took it from my driveway. Endless thanks @LAFD @LAPDHQ and all first responders. They are tireless heroes!”
In another tweet later that night, the 58-year-old thanked the Los Angeles Fire Department for keeping her home, and others, out of harm’s way.
“Choppers still going nonstop overhead,” she posted. “Thank you for saving our home. Thank you for keeping us safe. Thank you for your tireless work. We see you as the heroes you are.”
The Getty Fire erupted early Monday along Interstate 405 in the Sepulveda Pass, on a hill close to the southbound side of the freeway, at Getty Center Drive close to the Getty Center museum.
By Monday evening, the inferno had spread to 618 acres and was only 5 percent contained, according to an incident report.
Eight residences were destroyed, six more damaged and 10,000 more threatened, the report said.
Griffin wasn’t the only celebrity affected by the blaze. LeBron James and his family were forced to flee their home — and initially had trouble finding a hotel room.
Even action film legend and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger tweeted that he needed to evacuate around 3:30 a.m. Monday.
“Right now I am grateful for the best firefighters in the world, the true action heroes who charge into the danger to protect their fellow Californians,” he tweeted.
Santa Ana wind gusts could potentially fan the flames of the massive blaze, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said, according to USA Today.
Wind speeds could reach as high as 70 mph late Tuesday into early Thursday, Evan Bentley, fire weather forecaster at the Storm Prediction Center, told the outlet.
Several wildfires have recently swept through both Southern and Northern California in recent weeks.
On the north end, the largest of the blazes — called the Kincade fire — broke out on Wednesday and has since burned through the state’s wine country north of San Francisco.
By Monday evening, it had spread to more than 74,000 acres and was 15 percent contained, according to an incident report.
The blaze ravaged 123 structures, damaged 20 and threatened more than 90,000 others.
“As the containment goes up, the more confidence grows,” Cal Fire Division Chief Jonathan Cox said at an evening press conference, according to USA Today. “But I would say we are not out of the woods yet.”
Gusty winds reaching 50 mph from Tuesday morning into Wednesday evening could also fan the flames of that blaze, according to the report.
As a precautionary measure, the Pacific Gas & Electric Co. said it would launch another round of power shut-downs, affecting 605,000 customers in 29 counties Tuesday and Wednesday.
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