Hollywood actor James Woods broke down in tears during an interview with CNN on Wednesday as he talked about losing his home in the devastating wildfires currently raging across the Pacific Palisades.
Wildfires spreading across Los Angeles County have killed at least two people and forced tens of thousands of Californians to evacuate their homes, many of whom are already homeless. Woods tearfully described how she helped her 94-year-old neighbor, who had dementia and was home alone, evacuate his home.
The 77-year-old actor believed his neighbor was in the hospital until he called his elderly son, who confirmed that his father had been discharged from the hospital the day before. Woods then called 911 and first responders entered the 94-year-old man’s home and helped him evacuate. An hour later, the house was completely destroyed.
“I knew he was in the hospital, I didn’t know that, but God was on his side,” Woods told CNN’s Pamela Brown. “I decided to call his son in Massachusetts and say, “Hey, Frances, just to be safe.” Dad’s still in the hospital, right?” He said, “No, he came home last night.” “But I have a new caregiver and I don’t know their number.” And they wouldn’t let us back up, so I ended up calling 911 and saying, “Welfare check, we need to go check on this guy”…he was left alone. And it turns out the fire department has retired its new caregiver. She just does what she’s told. It was so chaotic that it felt like hell. All the houses around us were on fire. ”
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Shortly afterward, Woods’ home and a neighbor’s house went up in flames. He became emotional as he recalled how his wife’s 8-year-old niece gave him and his spouse, Sarah Miller Woods, a Yeti piggy bank to help rebuild their home. (Related article: After years of Los Angeles Fire Department promoting diversity, equity and ‘racial equity,’ California caught by surprise by massive fires)
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“Sarah was playing with her 8-year-old niece last night and she came out. Sorry, you know, one day she’s swimming in the pool and the next day she’s completely gone. But… , she brought us a little yeti piggy bank to help us rebuild our house,” said an emotional Woods. “Sorry, I thought you were stronger.”
The “Once Upon a Time in America” actor said he and his wife just finished renovating their home last month. he guaranteed people X status post On Tuesday, he said the most “irreplaceable assets” in times of crisis are friends, family and neighbors.
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