Flames Hit Star-Studded Malibu Enclave
Actress Suzanne Somers Among Those Who Lost Home; Cause Of 20-Acre Blaze Probed
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Scorched Ending To Malibu Fire
Some Malibu residents found only charred remains where their mansions had once stood in this exclusive beachfront community. Amomg them was actress Suzanne Somers. Manuel Gallegus reports.
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Wildfire Razes Malibu Mansions
Four seaside mansions were destroyed and at least four others were severely damaged as the result of a wildfire in Malibu, Calif. Bill Whitaker reports.
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Malibu Mayor On Wildfire
Ken Kearsley, the mayor of Malibu, Calif., speaks with Hannah Storm about the devastation caused by the wildfires.
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Firefighters train water on a burning home in an effort to protect others as wind blows embers on Malibu Road in Malibu, Calif., Monday, Jan. 8, 2006. (AP Photo)
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Smoke rises from a destroyed home behind a burnt-out vehicle on Malibu Road in Malibu, Calif., Jan. 8, 2007. (AP)
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The fire began at about 5 p.m. near Malibu Canyon Road, spread quickly, and was brought under control within hours by over 300 firefighters, aided by helicopters. (CBS)
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Malibu Mansions Burn
Fast-moving blaze destroys 4 mansions, damages 4 more, chars 20 acres in celebrity enclave.
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These people don't live in the REAL world where one has to work paycheck to paycheck and hope they can afford their insurance this month on their $65,000 hovel and have enough left over to EAT while these rich priks fret about the scratch in the paint on their $65,000 cars.
I say NO MORE insurance for these suckers, they want to build these mansions in firebox areas, or on the beachfront, or on a proven active fault- then they can SELF insure so the rest of us don't have OUR premiums raised to cover THEIR losses for these insane multi-million dollar 20,000 sq ft "houses"
One thing that bothers me: How was this fire contained so quickly?? Because these are rich people and everyone in the world shows up fast??
300 firefighters?? As I recall it wasn't that many when the last fire destoryed homes of low income folks. It is, to say the least, a shame.
Santa Ana is the name of the mountains and it's also the name of the hot winds that roll in from the desert. I've never heard it called 'Santana' and I've lived in SoCal for over 40 years.
One would think that, by now, people would be aware of the dangers of living in the dense shrub of the coastal and mountain areas. Especially during the times when the hot wind (Santa Ana) blows in from the desert.
I just think it's too bad Mel Gibson's Rehab Hut wasn't at least scorched by the fire.
More proof, I guess, he's chosen of Gawd!
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.
If so, remember then how you made light of this disaster & how childish & idiotic this post was. I doubt if you'll be laughing.
J.R. Ewing started the fire. I just know it.
As far as personal disasters go, I have been there as well to a degree in several ways over the years, including being flooded out in a rental and no insurance, working 1 full and 4 PT jobs to make ends meet in NYC with it's outrageous rents, victim of landlords who DOUBLE your rent, victim of street muggings there, burglary victim twice. I've moved cross-country for a job/new life that didn't pan out, lost what little I had, didnt have a car and was living in an RV parked on the street for weeks after being evicted one hot July- I picked blueberries one week by the flat.
Now 20 years later I OWN my home, make a decent income plus I own my own business, I don't forget the old days, but then neither do I forget watching people do insane things like complain about a little scratch on their $65,000 car while homeless people can't get food and shelter, I watch while we sent billions overseas to chithole countries who hate us while people HERE die in their hovels from lack of being able to afford their POWER BILL- they used kerosene and died of asphixiation.
So now you see where I'm coming from on many of these social issues!
Planting other things would require lots of water, which Southern California has to import. Add to that the fact that a lot of those canyons are very steep, and you have even more problems with brush control.
It will get even more interesting when the rains hit. Some 'natives' joke about Southern California having the seasons of summer, fire and mud.
I am saddened when I see so many without compassion for individuals facing major devastation not of their own making! I hope this is not a sign of our future.
So either they have money coming out their arse, or they are insured to the hilt and it's covered, but the insurance co's are in business to make money,they are NOT a charity, so every dime of expense they incurr they pass that one and more to ALL policy holders. Trouble is, one $50,000,000 mansion burning down is more than a small town in the Midwest having 100 homes destroyed by a tornado which no one can prevent or get advance warning of like brush fires.
People and the media have made celebrities elevated to near god-like status, you see this with the national obsession with them and their lives. MEANWHILE and entire city- New Orleans is destroyed and tens of thousands dead/displaced/homeless and even now the whole situation is STILL screwed up!
Where's the media NOW?
Where's "Good job Brownies" replacement NOW?
How come the entire calvary and everyone else rushes in to aid rich movie star, cover their mansions burning, while people from N.O. are STILL without proper shelter, jobs etc?
Some of these movie stars and rich folk were born with a um... silver spoon up their arse, especially those whose money was inherited from daddy's estate
There's a clip up now, this rich teen girl's father buys her a brand new expensive car for her birthday as a surprise, she was all UPSET and angry that it wasn't the COLOR she wanted and was throwing a fit about it!!! some of these people you just want to slap upside the head. Her daddy should have given her a camera to take a photo of the car she HAD before taking the car back to the DEALER;
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by jetlizhan
January 9, 2007 9:04 PM PST
- You ignorant ill-informed biased justfacts2 - yes she does but she doesn't want any 'rewards' for it - there was a beautiful biracial girl in our home town (Kinston, NC) that wanted to do nothing but dance; hence, her parents could not afford dancing lessons. This girl's Dad is a friend of my son's (Jaime's brother). Jaime arranged and paid for this girl to have dancing lessons until she graduates from high school (she's now 12 yrs old) - this is only one example of what Jaime does for kids. There's a lot more - but like i said, she and we don't want the media to be in every aspect of her life. She does a lot from the heart, and doesn't need public support or accolades. And she/we certainly don't need your approval.
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