The Lakers star tweeted that he and his family were looking for a safe place to stay after a brush fire broke out Monday morning near his Brentwood mansion.
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Eighteen minutes later, he tweeted an update:
He also offered prayers for other evacuating families and shared his support for emergency personnel:
Multiple wildfires have broken out over the past week in southern and northern parts of the state, causing California Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a statewide emergency.
Video of a panicked family packing up their car as fires burn in the background has gone viral online:
The wildfires have been powered by ferocious wind gusts that have reached more than 102 mph. Fire conditions statewide have made the state “a tinderbox,” according to Jonathan Cox, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Of California’s 58 counties, 43 were under red flag warnings for high fire danger Sunday.
