Recalling her valiant escape from the LA fire by "cutting a car-sized hole" in her fence, Meryl Streep

Among the numerous celebrities forced to flee the wildfires in Los Angeles was Meryl Streep, whose evacuation was especially severe.

Celebrity neighborhoods including Pacific Palisades, Malibu, and Santa Monica were devastated by the Los Angeles fires. A lot of people had to leave, including Meryl Streep, who went to great lengths to get away from the fire. Abe Streep, her nephew, told New York Magazine Intelligencer how the actor had to take extreme measures to escape the terrifying wildfires.

Make a hole in the fence the size of a car.
Meryl had to create a big hole in the fence to get out, Abe disclosed. A large tree fell over her driveway as she attempted to escape after receiving the evacuation order. blocking her only way out totally. She had no obvious way out of the scary scenario. She chose to make a "car-sized" hole in her and her neighbor's fence in search of an alternative.

"She borrowed wire cutters from a neighbor, made a car-sized hole in the fence she shared with the neighbors on the opposite side, and drove through their yard to escape," Abe continued. "She was determined to make it out."

Rapid thinking is crucial in risky situations like this, as demonstrated by Meryl Streep's audacious escape from her property with the LA fire at her heels.

Despite her nephew's lack of information regarding whether her home survived the fire, many famous people's homes were totally destroyed in the disaster.

Famous people whose homes were destroyed by the fire
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the fire destroyed the residences of Mandy Moore, Anna Faris, Paris Hilton, Bozoma Saint John, Jeff Bridges, Billy Crystal, Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, Cary Elwes, Diane Warren, Cameron Mathison, Ricki Lake, Jhené Aiko, and record producer Lou Adler.

The celebs shared the charred remains of their homes on social media.