Comedian Deon Cole evacuated Los Angeles shortly after being hospitalized

Days after suffering a mysterious health scare that landed him in the hospital, the comedian Deon Cole was forced to evacuate his home in Los Angeles due to ongoing wildfires.

“This day is devastating!!!! Got out of the hospital early, got sick, went home, then had to pack everything I could to evacuate,” Cole, 53, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, January 12. “As I was leaving I saw fire coming up from behind my house it’s a nightmare!!! I got the flowers my mom gave me before she died.’

Along with his caption, Cole shared a video he shot from his car as he drove through his neighborhood, capturing the thick smoke and intense red glare of the fire that continued to burn through the Los Angeles neighborhood. “My God, look at that,” he said Barber shop the star can be heard saying in the video. “It’s right over my house.”

Cole, who celebrated his birthday on Thursday, January 9, spent the day in the hospital due to health issues. He shared a selfie from his hospital bed via Instagram just two days before he was released and forced to evacuate, but gave no further information regarding his health.

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As the wildfires continue to spread through the Los Angeles area, several celebrities are taking to social media to share how they’ve been affected. “Evacuated and safe with children, dogs and cats. Praying and thankful for the first responders,” Mandy Moore wrote on Wednesday, Jan. 8, in an Instagram Story statement. In the following message, she (…)

“Thank you all for the birthday wishes. I’m sure I could use them. Thanks everyone,” he wrote on Instagram earlier this week.

Cole is one of tens of thousands of people whose homes were destroyed by the wildfires that broke out in Los Angeles on Tuesday, January 7.

The storm caused brushfires to spread quickly across the Pacific Palisades and other areas of Los Angeles — including Malibu and the Hollywood Hills — destroying or severely damaging more than 12,000 structures and putting more than 150,000 people under firefighting orders. about evacuation.

A number of celebrities have lost their homes to historic fires, including Paris HiltonAnna Faris, Heidi Montag and Spencer PrattBilly Crystal, Mel Gibson and Milo Ventimiglia. Love other stars Mark Hamill, Jenny Garth and Mandy Moore are among those ordered to evacuate.

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Los Angeles has been hit with a terrible natural weather event – and it has had a profound effect on its star community. An extreme storm fueled by Santa Ana gusts sparked fast-burning brush fires around 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, as drivers on Sunset Boulevard and Palisades Drive left their cars for safety, according to (…)

Hilton, 43, took to Instagram on Thursday, January 9, to share a video of what was left of her home, which was completely gutted by a date.

“I stand here in what used to be our home and the grief is truly indescribable.💔🥺,” she wrote. “When I first saw the news, I was in complete shock – I couldn’t process it. But now that I’m standing here and seeing it with my own eyes, I feel like my heart is broken into a million pieces.😢💔”

She continued: “This house was not just a place to live – it was where we dreamed, laughed and created the most beautiful memories as a family. It was a place where little Phoenix hands created art that I will cherish forever, where love and life filled every corner. To see him reduced to ashes…it is devastating beyond words. (Hilton has a 2-year-old son, Phoenix, and a 12-month-old daughter, London husband Carter Rheaume.)

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