Preity Zinta Shares Heartfelt Message Amid LA Wildfires: 'I’m Heartbroken At The Devastation Around Us'
In the wake of the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, actress Preity Zinta shared an update, confirming that she and her family are safe at the moment.
New Delhi: Following the horrific wildfires that have scorched Los Angeles, Bollywood star Preity Zinta, who lives there with her husband Gene Goodenough, sent a moving statement. As of Sunday, officials claimed that more than 12,000 buildings had been destroyed and at least 13 lives had been lost due to the terrible infernos that had been sparked by the fierce winds.
Preity Zinta's Heartfelt Post
On January 12, Preity Zinta shared the emotional toll the fires have had on her family and herself in a Twitter message in which she showed her sympathy for those impacted by the disaster. She wrote, "Friends & families either evacuated or put on high alert, ash descending from smoggy skies like snow & fear & uncertainty about what will happen if the wind does not calm down with toddlers and grandparents with us."
She added, "I’m heartbroken at the devastation around us & grateful to god that we are safe as of now. My thoughts & prayers to people who are displaced & have lost everything in these fires. Hope the wind dies down soon & the fires are contained. A big thank you to the fire department, firefighters & everyone else helping to save lives & property. Stay safe everyone."
I never thought I would live to see a day where fires would ravage neighbourhoods around us in La, friends & families either evacuated or put on high alert, ash descending from smoggy skies like snow & fear & uncertainty about what will happen if the wind does not calm down with…
— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) January 11, 2025
Fans swarmed the comment area with sentiments of relief and hope for her family's safety.
Priyanka Chopra, who is presently in Los Angeles with her husband Nick Jonas and daughter Malti Marie, posted a photo of the surrounding hills engulfed in flames. She wished that everyone could be safe and wrote, “My thoughts are with everyone. I hope we are all able to be safe tonight.”
Amidst all this, Nora Fatehi—who was in Los Angeles earlier this week—took to Instagram Stories to convey her disbelief on the incident. She said, "I've never seen anything like this. This is insane. We just got an evacuation order like five minutes ago. So, I quickly packed all my stuff and I'm evacuating out of here."
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