Actor James Woods recalls tuesday afternoon’s chaotic moments Pacific Palisades A deadly wildfire begins to sweep through his neighborhood, destroying home after home.

As the flames grew closer, Woods and his family fled the house. He’s not sure if his house is still standing, but told “The Ingraham Angle” Wednesday that “it’s possible.”

“It is it’s surprising what happened During this experience we discovered that none of us are celebrities. None of us are poor or rich, Democrats or Republicans. We’re just neighbors and just really helping each other out,” Woods said.

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A building burns during the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States, Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Out-of-control wildfires fueled by high winds have swept through parts of the Los Angeles area, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate. Escape and ground firefighting aircraft. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images

this Winner of multiple Emmy Awards Adding that after he and his family evacuated, his neighbors ran to his home to try to stop the flames from spreading to his deck and even stayed overnight to put out the blaze.

“It was an extraordinary experience to realize how important good neighbors, good friends, good relatives are,” Woods said.

His neighbor told him Wednesday morning that the houses to his left and right and “every house” across the street had burned, but Woods’ roof was still visible.

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A Bank of America branch was destroyed by fire after the Palisades Fire ripped through Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades neighborhood on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. (Eugene Garcia/AP)

Officials estimated Wednesday morning More than 1,000 Buildings have been destroyed as wildfires continue to engulf Los Angeles County.

Woods told Fox News host Laura Ingraham that he saw a fire truck parked in front of his home as the fire began to spread, but firefighters couldn’t pump out water because “there wasn’t any.”

Eric Scott, press officer The Los Angeles Fire Department acknowledged in a post on X that there are real challenges with water pressure.

“LADWP (Los Angeles Department of Water and Power) proactively filled all available water storage tanks, including three 1-million-gallon tanks located in the Palisades area,” Scott wrote. “However, water supplies in high-elevation areas have been impacted due to the “The limited replenishment of our water tanks has impacted some fire hydrants and the extreme demand has resulted in slower refills of these tanks, which has created challenges for our firefighting efforts.”

An air tanker lands on the Palisades Fire. (Brian Vanderbrugg/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Woods criticizes California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s comments Alleged fire mismanagement And said the ongoing consequences of wildfires are more than just a “wake-up call.”

“If that’s really how things were handled. If Gavin Newsom really is a raving idiot, which I believe is the way he’s handled fire management time and time again in this state, then that’s not a wake-up call. , it’s something where they set up courts – they try people and say, you’re sworn in to perform certain duties,” Woods said.

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“When you’re a fire chief, this isn’t a social justice event that you’re responsible for. This is you providing water to an area that needs water because there’s a fire with hundred-mile-an-hour winds that burns homes to the ground.”