Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan recounts his family's evacuation from their temporary LA residence due to the raging wildfires. He expresses gratitude for the efforts of firefighters while acknowledging the widespread fear and devastation caused by the infernos. Corgan also shares his concern for all those affected, including celebrities who have lost their homes.
Billy Corgan attends during a conversation with Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins at The GRAMMY Museum on Aug. 8, 2023 in Los Angeles .said he is among the nearly 200,000 people in Los Angeles who’ve been forced to evacuate due to the historic wildfires burning around the city. The singer/guitarist posted a video on Thursday night of airtankers flying over the hills dropping water on a giant plume of white smoke in the distance.
Corgan noted that he and his family were safe where they were staying, seemingly out of the “zone of concern” in the midst of a number of raging fires that are barely contained and which have been whipped up by near-hurricane strength Santa Ana winds in the city that has seen a fraction of an inch of rain over the past six months.
In the accompanying caption, Corgan also noted that he and his family had to evacuate the night before amid a situation he said was “at times chaotic,” revealing that one fire came within 250 yards of where they were staying. He also sent his thanks and love to the first responders who are tirelessly working to save homes and citizens in what has been described by many as an
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