Dick Van Dyke, who just turned 99, is crediting his neighbors for helping him escape the Malibu wildfires.
Dick Van Dyke accepts the award for outstanding guest performance in a daytime drama series for "Days of our Lives" during the 51st Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday, June 7, 2024, at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles.Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke was among tens of thousands of people in Malibu, California forced to evacuate because of widespread wildfires.That’s when three of Van Dyke’s neighbors came to his rescue.
“Three neighbors came and carried me out and came back and put out a little fire in the guest house and saved me,” he told KARE 11.that he his wife, Arlene, had "safely evacuated with our animals," except their cat Bobo, who was later found. A road signed is burned after the Franklin Fire swept through Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in Malibu, Calif. Loved ones left messages of encouragement on the actor’s post including the band Coldplay. Van Dyke stars in the“Dick — we’re sending love and prayers to you, Arlene and everyone affected by these fires,“ Coldplay wrote on the Facebook post. ”Call us if there’s anything we can do. Love Phil, Chris, Guy, Jonny and Will.", which began on Monday, Dec. 9.
More than 3,700 residents were allowed to return to their homes Thursday while another 1,600 were still under evacuation orders, according to the AP. In total, roughly 20,000 residents in the city and neighboring areas had been impacted by mandatory evacuation orders and warnings since the fire broke out, the outlet reported.If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
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