Ricki Lake Escapes Unhurt, Her Home Burns Down
September 21st, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by GDBy Gina Gomez
Sep 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The American actress and television host Ricki Lake escaped an accident as her Malibu home was gutted on Saturday night. The “Hairspray” actress said that a sofa of her home caught fire as she tried to refill a portable heater and the fire immediately engulfed the house and everything inside it. The actress immediately ran out of her home with her two children and dog to ensure the safety of their lives.
Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials say that the police answered a call from 911 and found that the actress, her two sons, Milo and Owen and their family dog was standing outside the house safely. The police reported that the firefighters were called immediately to douse the blazing flame. However, it took 20 minutes for the firefighters to put out the fire but they found out that her home was completely destroyed. The firefighters said that the flame ranged up-to 30 feet in height. They also said that they used power tools to cut into gates of “adjacent houses” to protect them.
Ricki Lake wrote in the homepage of her micro-blogging site where she thanked everyone for their concern and well wishes that have “reached” out to her. The representative of the talk show host said that the actress has urged everyone to use smoke detectors and fire extinguishers to save the home in case of emergencies. The representative also said that Ricki Lake is very grateful that her family was “unharmed” in that accident. The representative said that the fire broke out unexpectedly and caused such havoc. However, the “China Beach” actress’s representative said that she feels “gratitude” and “blessings” for escaping from the incident unharmed.
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