Sarah Michelle Gellarfound a silver lining in being evacuated from her California home amid theGetty Firewhen she bumped into palSelma Blair.
TheBuffy the Vampire Slayeractress, 42, wrote on Instagram that she and her family with husbandFreddie Prinze Jr.were among the many forced to evacuate early Monday morning shortly after the fire broke out.
“I left my house on Monday am at 3am when we were evacuated, with the clothes on my back (since been washed don’t worry) and my family,” she wrote. “I’m definitely scared and emotional, but then I get a surprise of @selmablair and now I can’t stop smiling.”
Gellar shared a photo with her longtime friend andCruel Intentionscostar Blair, 47, that featured the two women posing in casual clothing and sunglasses.
Sarah Michelle Gellar/Instagram
“These moments remind me to be grateful for all the blessings I have, and Selma you are certainly one of them,” she wrote. “Once again thank you to the @losangelesfiredepartment for all you do. We owe you so much.”
Blair commented on the photo, first leaving love for Gellar with a red heart emoji, then praising her for how she handled the scary situation.
“You are handling this time with such grace as you always do. Thank goodness we got to hug today. Needed that. And bless the #lafd for sure!!!!!” she wrote.
Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Rocky Prinze, Charlotte Prinze.Sarah Michelle Gellar/Instagram
“And just in the nick of time… we got back into our house!! Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers – it worked,” she wrote on Friday, including a photo that featureddaughter Charlotte Grace, 10, andson Rocky James, 7, posing in their own costumes.
The stars were among the manyforced to evacuatebecause of Getty, alongsideLeBron James,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Kate Beckinsale,Ryan Phillippeand others.
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Getty was 66 percent contained after having burned through 745 acres as of Friday morning, according to theLos Angeles Fire Department.
All evacuation orders have been lifted, and while no civilians were injured, the blaze did torch 10 homes and damage 15, the department said. Four firefighters also suffered non-life threatening injuries.
source: people.com
