Primus guitarist Ler LaLonde is among the many newest to have his house destroyed within the devastating wildfires throughout Los Angeles.
Final week, LA started experiencing 5 concurrent wildfires in a number of neighbourhoods, resulting in the evacuation of over 180,000 residents. Within the newest figures shared by CNN and Related Press, 24 deaths have been confirmed, whereas 16 folks stay lacking.
Now, it has been confirmed that round 12,000 buildings have been decimated by the fires, together with the house of Primus guitarist Larry ‘Ler’ LaLonde.
The information was shared by the band’s frontman Les Claypool, who took to social media to share the extent of the damages to his bandmate’s Los Angeles house. “All that’s left of our good pal Ler Lalonde’s house,” he wrote within the caption, sharing photos of the ruins. “When Mom Nature will get up on her hind legs, it may be brutal. My coronary heart hurts for him and his household.”
LaLonde’s spouse, Shane, additionally shared an replace on her personal publish. “Our house is gone, and so are the properties of each considered one of our buddies and neighbours. I’m nonetheless in shock, not fairly certain what simply occurred,” she wrote. “I’m unsure what occurs now. However I’m realising hour by hour all that was misplaced.”
Many different stars have additionally been affected by the wildfires, with Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith confirming that his house in Malibu had been destroyed. Final week, Paris Hilton opened up about watching her house burn down on tv, whereas James Woods, Billy Crystal, Cary Elwes and Mark Hamill are among the many different high-profile names to have been badly affected.
Heroes actor Milo Ventimiglia choked up throughout a dwell interview whereas discussing watching his personal home burn down, whereas a fundraiser for DIIV frontman Zachary Cole Smith was launched after his home succumbed to the fires. Mel Gibson‘s home was one other one to be destroyed, with the actor revealing that it burned down whereas he was recording his look on Joe Rogan’s podcast.
In addition to properties and private belongings, many music recording areas have been destroyed by the fires too, together with Bob Clearmountain’s legendary Combine This! recording studio. Because the information was shared, a profit live performance for the victims has been introduced, dubbed FireAid and happening at LA’s Intuit Dome on January 30.
Numerous charity efforts have additionally been made to assist these affected by the wildfires, together with Beyoncé‘s basis donating $2.5million to reduction efforts and Paris Hilton donating $100,000 and launching a fund to assist displaced households.
Jamie Lee Curtis has donated $1million to reduction efforts, after talks with California Governor Gavin Newsom, and Charli XCX urged manufacturers who ship her clothes to as an alternative donate it to these affected by the continuing Los Angeles wildfires.
Earlier this morning it was additionally reported that Guitar Heart introduced a brand new programme that can assist musicians affected by changing their devices or gear.
