Sally Field has revealed she still doesn’t know “what’s left” of her home after the deadly Palisades fire devastated her neighborhood.
The Forrest Gump star bought her Pacific Palisades home in 2012 for $2.3 million, but was forced to evacuate like many other Los Angeles residents last week.
The Oscar winner, 78, said in an Instagram post on Monday that she still “hasn’t seen what’s left of my house” but believes it “could” have survived thanks to heroic firefighters.
In his post, Field shared the view from his home as the fire began to advance through the Pacific Palisades area on Tuesday, January 7, fueled by dry brush and wind gusts of up to 100 miles per hour.
“This is the progression of what I’ve seen over the last week since I was able to see the start of the fire from my backyard,” he said on social media, beginning with a photo of brown smoke rising over a lush green hillside.
Another snap from the carousel shows orange and red flames heading towards more homes, including star Brady’s 80th. “I was out with my dog and the clothes I was wearing when the flames started reaching the ridge,” he wrote, describing the terrifying episode.
Another photo shows a view of smoke from what appeared to be the Pacific Coast Highway, which passes through Pacific Palisades and Malibu.
Sally Field, 78, shared the progression of the Palisades Fire as it approached her home in a series of photos on social media on Monday.
Others show the flames and smoke from the overlook of the place where Field and his dog appeared to have taken refuge.
“I haven’t seen what’s left of my house, although I think it might have survived thanks to three heroes from my neighborhood, Fred, Mike and Randy,” the Maniac actress wrote, pointing to the good Samaritans and sharing a photo of the remains in the area. . ‘I don’t have enough words. For anything.
“I know my neighborhood has been decimated,” he admitted.
“My heart goes out to everyone affected by these fires and my eternal gratitude to the heroes, the men and women on the front lines fighting the fires.”
The devastation of the fires reached the actress who said: “I was born in Altadena, I live in Palisades, my heart goes out to my beloved Los Angeles.” My hometown. ‘
Her friend Kimberly Williams Paisley wrote: ‘Sending you lots of love.’ ’ in response to the post.
Actress Elizabeth Perkins said: “We hope they stay safe.” Wrapping you in comfort and light.’
One fan wrote: ‘Sending you love Sally. I’ve been thinking about you this week. Praying for rain.’
January is typically the rainy season in Southern California, but the Los Angeles area hasn’t had a major storm since February 2024, according to The weather network.
“I was out with my dog and the clothes I was wearing when the flames started reaching the ridge,” the 80 for Brady star wrote, describing the terrifying episode.
A photo shows a view of smoke from what appeared to be the Pacific Coast Highway, which passes through Pacific Palisades and Malibu.
Other images appear to show flames and smoke from the overlook of the place where Field and his dog appeared to have taken refuge. More strong winds were expected in the region from Tuesday morning into Wednesday.
“I haven’t seen what’s left of my house,” Field wrote, sharing a photo of the remains of the area.
The actress bought the house in 2012.
More strong winds were expected in the region from Tuesday morning into Wednesday.
Firefighters took advantage of lighter winds Monday to clear containment lines around the Palisades and Eaton fires, the latter of which affected Altadena and Pasadena.
Field is among approximately 88,000 people who have been evacuated from their homes. Another 85,000 people are under evacuation warning, according to NBC Los Angeles.
Air quality remains poor in the region and residents who go out are encouraged to wear 95 masks to protect their lungs from dangerous particles in the air.