Horrifying moment The Hills star Spencer Pratt watches his home with Heidi Montag burn to the ground in LA wildfires
THE Hills star Spencer Pratt watched in horror as the home he shares with his wife Heidi Montag burned to the ground in the LA wildfires.
A state of emergency has now been issued as the terrifying fires rip through Los Angeles with celebrities fleeing their homes.
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Thankfully, the pair and their two sons were able to safely evacuate earlier in the day, and were not there when the blaze broke out.
However, the family are said to be "distraught" by the loss of their beloved home.
Spencer filmed firefighters' attempting to contain the blaze with an airplane dropping water on a nearby mountain.
The couple join other celebrities like Mark Hamill and Travis Barker's children who have all been evacuated.
The area that is most affected is also home to A-listers like Ben Affleck, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg.
The Palisades fire has now spread some 3,000 acres and reached the neighboring celeb haunts of Malibu and Santa Monica.
Hundreds of firefighters and dozens of engines are fighting the fires with a plea going out to off-duty firefighters to help.
Homes inside gated communities have caught fire while trees and shrubs at the The Getty Villa Museum are also ablaze.
Schools have been closed as thick black smoke is sent into the air and burn victims are being treated in restaurants.
Mayor Karen Bass issued a state of emergency while Governor Gavin Newsom has visited the Palisades fire.
The Palisades fire, which is believed to have caught in dry vegetation, was first reported around 10.30am on Tuesday, according to Los Angeles spokesperson Erik Scott.
The Los Angeles City Fire Department said: "People in the area of Palisades need to evacuate now due to a rapidly moving wildfire.
"Pack all people and pets into your vehicle and leave the area immediately.
"If you are not in the mandatory evacuation zone, stay off the roads to allow first responders and evacuees to move quickly."
Desperate residents on Palisades Drive abandoned their still-running cars to get away from the rapidly spreading flames.
That caused a traffic jam preventing emergency vehicles from driving so a bulldozer was brought in to shunt aside the cars.
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Actor Steve Guttenberg, who lives in the Pacific Palisades, urged people who abandoned their cars to leave their keys behind so they could be moved to make way for fire trucks.
"This is not a parking lot", Guttenberg told KTLA. "I have friends up there and they can't evacuate. I'm walking up there as far as I can moving cars."