Ricki Lake Provides Dramatic Step-by-Step Account of Struggle to Save Residence

• On Thursday, Jan. 9, Ricki Lake offered a step-by-step account of how she and husband Ross Burningham tried to save lots of their Malibu residence earlier than it was destroyed within the L.A. fires
• “1/7/25 The day we misplaced our residence. 😭💔timeline of our efforts to save lots of our beloved residence in Malibu,” she wrote in her caption
• The previous discuss present host misplaced her Malibu residence on Wednesday, Jan. 8

Ricki Lake is detailing how she bravely fought to save lots of her Malibu residence from the Los Angeles fires.

On Thursday, Jan. 9, the discuss present host and actress, 56, shared a step-by-step video that confirmed how smoke and flames step by step approached her property earlier than it was destroyed.

“It’s taking place proper now,” she stated firstly of the video, as she confirmed the fireplace from a distance. “Big hearth within the Palisades.”

Lake then captured footage of sprinklers working in her again backyard, as she and her husband Ross Burningham ready for the worst.

“Fortunately, my sprinklers are working,” she stated. “We have now our system arrange.”

Filming Burningham hosing down palm timber, Lake warned, “That’s so sizzling, honey.” 

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Because the night drew in, the fireplace appeared stronger, whereas the Hairspray walked alongside a pathway towards two autos.

“1/7/25 The day we misplaced our residence. 😭💔timeline of our efforts to save lots of our beloved residence in Malibu,” she wrote in her caption. “11:24 am early indicators of smoke in Temescal Canyon 11:54 am organising our hearth protection system.”

“4:10 pm Ross hosing down our neighbors palm tree (baller transfer) 6:17 pm Ross making an attempt to siphon fuel for the fireplace protection system motor. (Even larger baller transfer, although it didn’t work.) 😩 6:55 will we keep or will we go?”

In a second video, Lake revealed “we lastly surrendered our efforts and left our residence at 8:02 pm.”

“I’m praying that we now have a house to go residence to,” she stated whereas sitting in a automotive together with her canine. 

Because the automotive started driving, Lake continued, “I’m praying. We’re happening my road, praying for these houses and these folks and my home.”

Filming the fiery scenes from her automotive window, the host stated that she didn’t know what she grabbed from her residence earlier than she evacuated, including, “I believe I might need simply stated goodbye to my home.”

“Grateful to have made it out alive and unhurt. Eternally grateful to @kirbykotler_ our absolute angel. He did all the things to attempt to save our valuable property. Little question had we stayed, we might not have survived,” she continued within the caption. “Sharing for all who’ve been asking. Thanks for the love and effectively needs.”

“Once more, please pray for these impacted by this catastrophic occasion and assist if you’re in a position,” she concluded. “Bless our courageous firefighters and first responders. Might they keep secure. 🙏💔😭💞.”

Lake revealed on Wednesday, Jan. 8 that her residence had been destroyed within the hearth.

“Ross and I misplaced our dream residence. This description ‘dream residence’ doesn’t suffice,” she wrote, including that it was their “heaven on earth” and “the place the place we deliberate to develop previous collectively.” 

The property was additionally the place Lake and Burningham tied the knot in January 2022.

Different celebrities who’ve misplaced their houses embody Adam Brody and Leighton Meester, Heidi Montag Pratt and Spencer Pratt, Anna Faris,  Cary Elwes and Cameron Mathison.