Take That star Mark Owen and his family forced to flee LA home amid wildfires – as his wife issues new update with terrifying footage
Take That star Mark Owen and his family have been forced to flee their LA home as the bushfires spread, with his wife Emma Ferguson releasing a new update.
Apocalyptic fires swept through the upscale enclave of Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, quickly spreading to surrounding suburbs as a storm carried embers and debris in all directions.
Since Thursday, six people have died in one of the most devastating fires in the county’s history, more than 10,000 buildings have been destroyed, about 400,000 customers statewide were without power and more than 180,000 have been evacuated.
Residents fled and then waited with bated breath to find out more about their homes, as news began to trickle out that entire streets had been wiped off the map, firefighters were running out of water, and resources were being used to put the blaze on fire. to fight on multiple fronts.
The 52-year-old singer, his wife, his three children and their animals had to evacuate immediately after waking up to “helicopters, thick black smoke and howling winds.”
Emma took to Instagram on Thursday and recorded a clip informing her followers and letting her friends and family know that she is safe.
Take That star Mark Owen and his family have been forced to flee their LA home as the bushfire spreads, with his wife Emma Ferguson releasing a new update (Mark pictured)
The 52-year-old singer, his wife, his three children and their animals had to evacuate immediately after waking up to ‘helicopters, thick black smoke and howling wind’
In the video she said: ‘I’m so tired, I don’t think anyone in LA is sleeping right now. I’ll come back here again, we’ve had so many messages from people just wanting to check up on us – friends and family back home, and there are so many messages.
‘They are so beautiful, we just don’t have the energy or time to send details individually. Just to let you know we are safe, we are still safe, myself and the two girls are in a hotel with the two smaller dogs and the hamsters.
‘Mark is in his music studio with the two bigger dogs and the cats, we have so many animals.’
She continued emotionally, “We have managed to get the horse to safety, although the horse may need to be rescued again because the place they moved to is now threatened.”
“Elwood and his girlfriend were at his girlfriend’s house and they were evacuated, so they are now with other friends. I can’t wait for my family to be together again.’
Emma added that she “feels so blessed that they are all safe” as many people have “lost everything.”
Although she admits their fight is not over as their home is “threatened again” and “none of the fires are under control.”
She told her followers: ‘They’re all still raging so that’s the most tiring thing, constantly checking online to see if your house is gone. Then we started receiving threats from looters. Can you believe people are looting right now? What’s wrong with humanity?’
Before signing off and thanking everyone for their support, she admitted, “I’m trying to stay in this moment because if I go to tomorrow or the long term, I’m going to break down.”
Emma took to Instagram on Thursday and recorded a clip informing her followers and letting her friends and family know that she is safe
She continued emotionally: ‘We managed to get the horse to safety, although the horse may need to be rescued again because the place they moved to is now threatened.’
In a post on Wednesday, Emma shared a clip of the ongoing devastation as she and her family drove away from the fires
Emma wrote in the caption: ‘Thanks for all your messages and checking in. “I can’t quite understand what happened here, but we are safe.”
In a post on Wednesday, Emma shared a clip of the ongoing devastation as she and her family drove away from the fires.
She panned the camera around as they passed torched buildings with fire trucks.
Emma wrote in the caption: ‘Thanks for all your messages and checking in. I can’t quite understand what happened here, but we are safe.
‘Due to hurricane force and the lack of water, the fire spread catastrophically quickly and took away a large part of our beloved area. Schools, houses, shops and stables have all disappeared.
‘We woke up to helicopters, thick black smoke, howling winds and the uncertainty that our house would survive.
‘I wish I had packed better. Even if I had just grabbed each of their baby shoes, it would have been something.”
She continued, “So many have lost everything, including pets. And it’s far from over. Three active fires are raging around us, and there is not enough water to control the situation. Planes are grounded because of the wind.
“I’m not sure what our next step is. Right now I’m just heavy and tired. We are beyond grateful to the heroes of @losangelesfiredepartment for everything they do during these times.
Brit Mark made his move to America permanent after selling his sprawling Hampshire home for £6.5 million in August 2021 (pictured with his wife and two of his children in 2013)
The singer has lived in California in recent years with wife Emma and their three children, but previously maintained a base in rural Britain (pictured in 2015 with son Elwood)
“They are working tirelessly to save homes and lives under catastrophic conditions. We see you Climate change is real, and it is apocalyptic when it hits.”
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Mark Owen for comment.
Briton Mark made his move to America permanent after selling his sprawling Hampshire home for £6.5 million in August 2021.
The singer has lived in California with wife Emma and their three children in recent years, but previously maintained a base in rural Britain.
However, Mark sold the beautiful nine-bedroom property for three times the amount he paid for it in 2010.