IRISH model Kerrie McMahon has said she was “terrified” after having to flee her home in Los Angeles, California.
Celebrity enclaves in the Hollywood Hills and Pacific Palisades have been turned to ash in what officials say are the most destructive blazes in the city’s history.
Celebrity haunts have been left as ghost towns as gusty winds and dry conditions have allowed the five major fires – named Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, Lidia, and Sunset – to quickly spread.
Irish models Tiffany Stanley and Kerrie McMahon were among the tens of thousands who were forced to evacuate their homes in LA.
Kerrie took to Instagram today to update her fans on her safety after having to leave her house in a panic with her three-year-old daughter Isabel Grace.
The Dubliner wrote: “Safely made it to the hotel after the most frightening day.
“We lost our power yesterday but the fires did not appear to be in our area.
“Then we got notified to evacuate right away at 6pm so had to scramble to get out in the dark. Everyone was fleeing in their cars.
“Praying for everyone affected in LA.”
Tiffany also spent the night packing up her belongings to prepare for evacuation.
The influencer moved to America ten years ago and lives with her long-term boyfriend entrepreneur Garrett Thomas.
The former Miss Kildare got emotional as she spoke about her situation saying: “I can’t believe we are saying this but we are preparing to evacuate. I hope we don’t have to.
“Runyon Canyon is just a stones’ throw from our house. It has just gone up in flames out of the blue. It’s super bizarre.
“I don’t know how to process this. I hope they can contain it so we don’t have to leave.
“This is so f***ed up. I can see the fire from my house. We’re going to pack up now.”
LEFT IN RUINS
The 37-year-old also posted a video of the horrifying fire that could be seen from her street.
Some of Hollywood’s biggest names have lost their glitzy homes to the raging wildfires that are sweeping across Los Angeles.
Leighton Meester and Adam Brody’s mansion, where they lived with their two young children, was reduced to smoking rubble.
Paris Hilton’s Malibu beach house and Billy Crystal’s sprawling home were also burnt down.
Actors John Goodman, Miles Teller and Anthony Hopkins also saw their houses destroyed.
