Brad Pitt’s $5.5 million Goleta beach house (pictured) in California is under an evacuation warning due to a “death threat” as the Alisal wildfire continues to rage.
The Alisal Fire evacuation zone stretches along the Gaviota Coast, north of Santa Barbara. Area residents are in the red mandatory order zone, and must leave immediately, or in the yellow warning zone, which advises them to prepare to leave.
Mandatory evacuation orders are in effect in Arroyo Hondo Canyon, Refugio Canyon and the area between El Capitan State Beach and West Camino Cielo.
The wildfire, which started Monday near Alisal Reservoir, has grown to 15,360 acres, driven by intense winds. It was only 5 percent contained by Wednesday night.
Brad Pitt’s $5.5 million California beach house is under evacuation warning due to a “death threat” as the Alisal wildfire rages nearby.
The actor, 57, has owned the property in Goleta, north of Santa Barbara, since 2000, when he married actress Jennifer Aniston. The former couple used it for “romantic” getaways. Now, it is dangerously close to the Alisal wildfire and has been placed in the evacuation warning zone, meaning it is at significant risk from the blaze.
The Alisal Fire has charred more than 15,360 acres (24 square miles) of dense chaparral in the Santa Ynez Mountains west of Santa Barbara.
Shifting winds posed new challenges for firefighters battling the blaze that has kept Highway 101 closed for days. The important road could remain closed through the weekend, said Andrew Madsen, a spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service.
The fire has already caused damage to two mobile home parks, destroying some trailers, and one person suffered burns, officials said.