A-listers Dennis Quaid & Sarah Michelle Gellar battle for rooms at £15k-a-night hotel after homes destroyed by LA fires
After escaping the city’s raging wildfires, celebrities fought for rooms at one of Los Angeles’ most prestigious hotels.
Stars like Sarah Michelle Gellar and Dennis Quaid were among those vying for beds at the Hotel Bel-Air, where opulent accommodations can cost up to $15,000 per night.
Those seen outside the iconic Hollywood favorite included singer Tommy Lee, 62, and his wife Brittany Furlan, 38, Quaid, 70, and wife Laura Savoie, 34.
Batman actor Michael Keaton, 73, actor and producer Rob McElhenney, 47, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Gellar, 47, and actor husband Freddie Prinze Jr., 48, were among those scurrying for safety as fires raged in the neighboring Pacific Palisades, which are home to numerous A-list celebrities.
Last night, at least five more infernos burned throughout Los Angeles, leaving 11 people dead and 13 people unaccounted for.
It happened when it was being reported that the destruction, which has destroyed 12,000 structures and forced 153,000 residents to evacuate, may have been triggered by flaws in the electricity grid in Los Angeles.
Yesterday, authorities revealed that 37,000 acres of land had already been burned, and strong winds of up to 80 mph threatened to spread the fires farther.
Regularity and Massive Fireballs! Star Quaid escaped by making a hasty retreat to the upscale Bel-Air, which was constructed in 1922.
He has detailed how his Palisades property was within 100 yards of the fire.
Quaid stated: In my forty-five years living in and around California, I have witnessed a number of fires, but this is by far the worst. It appeared so abruptly.
According to a witness, Quaid, his wife, and their dog, Peaches, left the hotel shortly after they arrived.
According to the witness, they spent almost forty minutes inside before exiting and boarding their vehicle.
They didn’t seem to acquire a room, but at around 8 p.m., they were spotted returning.
After arriving late in the afternoon, Gellar and her spouse were also observed leaving in their car.
The actress, who owns a colonial-style home near the Palisades in the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood, is one of many people criticizing the way the authorities handled the tragedy.
“City of LA, you want everyone to evacuate, but you have complete gridlock and not a single traffic cop on the roads helping,” she posted on social media.
Earlier last week, McElhenney, a co-owner of Wrexham FC, a League One team, wrote: Our family is secure. Whole neighborhoods and a great number of homes have simply vanished.
Movie stars have traditionally frequented the Bel-Air, so those seeking refuge there are in excellent company.
Movie greats
Elizabeth Taylor, Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Jimmy Stewart, and Grace Kelly have all been frequent visitors.
Six weeks before to her passing in 1962, it served as the location for Marilyn Monroe’s final photo shoot for Vogue.
However, the conflagration, which started on Tuesday, increased the hazard as the stars sought cover.
The upscale Brentwood and Encino neighborhoods are being targeted by the fire as it moves east and north.
New evacuation orders were issued as a result, and there were concerns that the ultra-exclusive Bel-Air enclave would also be in danger.
Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, 77, and US Vice President Kamala Harris, 60, are two residents of Brentwood.
‘I pray that this nightmare ends soon’
LeBron James, a 40-year-old local and member of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team, expressed his hope that this horror will soon come to an end.
Brentwood is also home to the Getty Center, which has one of LA’s biggest art collections.
Only emergency personnel remain after the majority of employees have left.
According to reports made yesterday, power grid issues increased in the neighborhoods where the fires initially raged.
There were increases in faults in the Eaton, Palisades, and Hurst areas in the hours prior, according to Bob Marshall, the head of Whisker Labs, which keeps an eye on electrical activity.
According to his analysis, the electricity was not quickly turned off, and it’s possible that wires moving in the wind or tree limbs striking them caused the fire to start.
A health emergency has been proclaimed by federal officials due to the poor air quality brought on by massive smoke and ash plumes.
State officials have faced criticism for their lack of readiness.
Karen Bass, the mayor of the city, was accused by LA Fire Department chief Kristin Crowley of neglecting firemen and people by having a restricted budget.
We are yelling for adequate funding so that our firefighters can perform their duties, she told a television station.
After fire firefighters failed to arrive, 41-year-old Spencer Pratt, a former competitor on Celebrity Big Brother, said he planned to sue the state of California for negligence after losing his Palisades house.
“I watched from my security cameras until our house burned down,” the father of two stated. No fire vehicles were present.
Prevent looting
To stop looting, the worst-hit districts have been placed under a curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.
To assist in enforcing it, members of the National Guard, which is comparable to the Army Reserve in the UK, have been called in.
According to LA County Sheriff Robert Luna, 22 persons have been taken into custody thus far for trespassing, burglary, looting, and curfew violations.
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He added yesterday that the cause of the fires was unknown and asked people to contact him if they had any helpful information.
He continued by saying, “Everything is on the table if this is a criminal act. We are not going to leave any stone unturned.”