Primus Guitarist’s Home Destroyed in Los Angeles Wildfire

Primus guitarist Larry “Ler” LaLonde is among the Southern California residents who have lost their homes to devastating wildfires.

In a post on Instagram, Les Claypool, Primus’ bassist and frontman, shared the tragic news.

“All that remains of our good friend Ler Lalonde’s home,” Claypool wrote, his message accompanying a photo of a completely gutted house, with only a chimney remaining. “When Mother Nature rears up, it can be brutal. My heart aches for him and his family.”

LaLonde has been a member of Primus since 1989 and has contributed to each of the band’s nine studio albums during his tenure. In a separate post, the guitarist’s wife, Shane, posted a video of the family’s destroyed neighborhood.

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“Our home is gone and so are the homes of every single one of our friends and neighbors. I’m still in shock, not quite sure what just happened,” she wrote in part. “We lost everything. It doesn’t sink in easily that you have nothing… It still sinks in minute by minute. I know we are safe and yes I am thankful but I can’t even begin to be close to grace yet as I can’t even understand this yet. Not just the things, but our city, our community. We no longer have a home, a neighborhood, a school, a community. I’m broken to the core.”

Other musicians affected by the devastating fires include Rage Against the Machine drummer Brad Wilk, Anthrax‘s Scott Ian and Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corganall of whom sent messages to their fans that they had to evacuate.

Resources for individuals in or near evacuation zones

People in the surrounding areas can get live updates to the fires on the Watch Duty appwhich provides a map of the fires, alerts, smoke distance, flight trackers, evacuation orders, available shelters and more. The Watch Duty organization is run by active and retired firefighters, dispatchers and first responders who monitor the situation in real time.

CalFire has also prepared a Go! Evacuation instructions for people preparing to evacuate. It has helpful pre-evacuation advice, information on power outages, evacuation procedures, animal evacuation and what to do if you are trapped.

People can also donate to GlobalGiving’s California Wildlife Relief Fund to help provide food, fuel, clean water and shelter to those affected.