Celebrities affected by the Pacific Palisades Fire in Southern California

A wildfire raging through the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles has forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate as it consumes homes in the upscale area, including those belonging to celebrities.

The Palisades Fire, driven by strong Santa Ana winds, began in the Santa Monica Mountains late Tuesday morning and quickly consumed 200 acres within an hour, growing to nearly 3,000 acres by sunset, FOX Weather reported.

Orange County Fire Chief Brian Fennessy joined “Fox News @ Night” Tuesday to provide an update on how firefighters are battling the fast-moving flames, but said there is little that can be done to stop them, so crews focuses on the evacuation and rescue of people still in the area.

“Our main focus is getting people, lives out of the way of these fires,” Fennessy said. “There’s not much we can do other than get people out of the way of these fires and then try to attack them … certainly in the Palisades, that’s been the story today.”

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Reality TV star Spencer Pratt and wife Heidi Montag lost their home in the Palisades fire, Pratt and Montag confirmed on their Snapchat accounts Tuesday.

In a series of videos, “The Hills” star showed how the fire quickly moved over the hill towards their property.

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“Well, this doesn’t look good,” Pratt said as he filmed the fire on the mountain behind their home. “First time I’ve seen the flames come over. Oh, man. Okay, I’ll pack up, I guess.”

He later posted a video from his car stating that he saw their home burning down on their security cameras.

Montag posted a video in a grocery store saying their house was on fire but they are safe.

“Well, this doesn’t look good. First time I’ve seen the flames come over. Oh man. Okay, I’ll go pack up I guess.”

—Spencer Pratt

Actor Chris Pratt posted on X asking people to join him in praying for “the brave firefighters who sacrifice so much to save our homes and our city.”

“Jesus protects the lives of those fighting the flames and the lives of those who could not evacuate,” Pratt wrote.

Eugene Levy, the honorary mayor of Pacific Palisades, told the Los Angeles Times in a telephone interview that he was stuck in traffic and “saw pretty black and heavy smoke coming out of Temescal Canyon. I couldn’t see any flames, but the smoke was very dark. “

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Candace Cameron Bure shared a wildfire photo online, writing that it was “devastating to watch” as the Palisades fire roared on.

“Please pray for the wind to die down as it is expected to get worse in the early morning hours,” Bure wrote on Instagram. “Please pray for the safety of firefighters and emergency crews who are fearlessly trying to tackle this disaster. Pray for the safety of all residents.”

“Jesus protects the lives of those fighting the flames and the lives of those who could not evacuate.”

– Chris Pratt

Travis Barker’s children, Alabama and Landon Barker, both posted on Instagram Stories that they were evacuating from their home Tuesday night.

“Just evacuated from my home to wildfires in Los Angeles, be safe!!” Alabama wrote. “They say the fires spread football field sizes in seconds.”

Actress Denise Crosby also said in a post on X that she is safe with her husband and dog, but she is not sure if she has a house.

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Crosby shared a video from a beach Tuesday night and followed up the post with videos from earlier in the day showing smoke near an alley behind her home and from Sunset Boulevard.

Tom Hanks’ son, Chet Hanks, wrote on Instagram Stories: “The neighborhood I grew up in is burning to the ground.”

Actor James Woods posted a series of videos on X showing his home and neighbors’ homes surrounded by smoke and flames. Woods said his family safely evacuated the area and praised first responders and community members for evacuating children from neighborhood elementary schools.

“To all the wonderful people who have reached out to us, thank you for being so concerned. Just letting you know that we were able to evacuate successfully,” Woods wrote on X. “I don’t know at this time, if our home is still standing, but unfortunately houses on our little street do not.”

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“Shrinking” star Christa B. Miller posted a video of the flames from the Palisades fire and wrote that she was evacuating her neighborhood. She offered “love, prayers and gratitude to all the firefighters who work so hard” in an Instagram post.

Professional dancer Derek Hough shared photos to his Instagram account of the fire and said he and his wife are preparing to evacuate with their pets.

“Winds are hitting 100km/h and we are packing up and preparing to evacuate with our five animals, JUST FOR VISIBILITY,” Hough wrote. “It’s scary with power lines exploding around us and the fires spreading so quickly.”

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Hough continued his post by thanking firefighters for “risking everything to keep us safe” and said he sends prayers and love to all firefighters and victims.