Mandy Moore is continuing to grieve her Altadena home that was almost totally lost in the Eaton Fire that ripped through her East Los Angeles neighbourhood last month.
Moore shared an update on Instagram Tuesday about how she and her family spent the final day in their home, the harrowing moments of their escape from the fire and how they found out this week that while their house is still standing, “because of the proximity to the fires/ burning structures (around us on all sides) the contents of our home are a near total loss.”
She added that she and her husband, Dawes frontman Taylor Goldsmith, purchased their Altadena property in 2020 and had spent the past four years “painstakingly” restoring and remodelling the home, which they were just “weeks away from finally being done with” when the fire hit.
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Los Angeles faced several devastating and deadly wildfires in January that destroyed entire neighborhoods, burned thousands of structures and took nearly 30 lives.
The Palisades and Eaton Fires are considered the most destructive fires in LA history.
In her post on Tuesday, Moore described the moments she and Goldsmith were alerted to the fire after her brother-in-law, who lived nearby, called to notify them that they planned to evacuate despite their area not yet getting an official evacuation notice.
After they’d gotten to safety at a friend’s house, Moore wrote, some of their neighbours confirmed the next morning that their house “was indeed gone.”
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“We held each other, processed the unimaginable,” she wrote.
It’s been a little over one month since the fire and Moore wrote that she often finds herself thinking about her Altadena community and is “still not able to fully comprehend all of it or what it means, or on my less optimistic days, how any of us move forward.”
“I’m reaching out and asking for help and guidance on how to process this trauma because my brain and heart are so deeply broken,” she wrote.
“This place, our home and the town itself, was our dream and I hope in time it will feel like that again… just a slightly different one.”
Last month as the fires continued to ravage the community, Moore shared to Instagram that she had been able to evacuate just in time.
“Grateful for my family and pets getting out last night before it was too late (and endless gratitude to friends for taking us in and bringing us clothes and blankets),” she wrote.
“Honestly, I’m in shock and feeling numb for all so many have lost, including my family.
“My children’s school is gone. Our favorite restaurants, leveled. So many friends and loved ones have lost everything too. Our community is broken but we will be here to rebuild together. Sending love to all affected and on the front lines trying to get this under control.”
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When she returned, she found that while the main part of her family home was “miraculously” still standing it was “not livable”.
“We lost Taylor and griffin’s studio with every instrument and piece of equipment they’ve ever owned. We lost our garage and back house,” she wrote.
“Everyone we know lost everything. Every house on our street is gone. My in laws. My brother and sister in law – six weeks from welcoming their first baby. Our best friends. Feeling weird survivors guilt. We love this community and will do everything we can to help rebuild and support.
“Thanks for everyone for checking on us and offering us help. Altadena strong.”
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