Billy Corgan has shared footage of the tragic LA wildfires which have swept through the city, forcing over 150,000 residents to evacuate their homes.
The Smashing Pumpkins lead singer shared this footage from his balcony, where he also clarified that the giant grey clouds, are smoke from the ongoing wildfires, not clouds.
Taking to Instagram, Billy Corgan shared this footage from the wildfires, as well as updating fans with this message.
“I wanted to kind of give everyone a little message today, I’m feeling better. Thank you for all your well wishes. But, um, yeah, I’m out here in LA right now, and it’s kind of the apocalypse. I think about 1000 structures built burned last night. People I know I’ve had to evacuate and it’s a pretty intense situation", Corgan wrote.
The musician continued: “We’re safe where we are, or we’re ostensibly in the zone of concern, but it’s still at a pretty good distance. We lost power last night and that was pretty intense because obviously, with the power out, it’s hard to get information and you know, you’re kind of almost fearful of going to bed, lest you miss an alert or something.
“With this dry brush, the fires can move very quickly. So lots of love, of course, to all our friends and family that have been affected. The air quality where I’m at is not too bad. It hasn’t helped the recovering cough, but this at very minor against all this incredible and fearful devastation. So just wanted to give everyone an update, as I get tired of texting or writing things out, just seemed easier to put this in a video. So lots of love. Check in with you later".
Corgan also revealed that he and his family were forced to evacuate the place they were staying, explaining that the situation in LA is “very overwhelming and at times chaotic but our love to the first responders who so courageously run into these situations".
He also said that he is “praying for everyone today as hopefully this can come under control for the entire area, which is vast in scope and so full of nature. The loss overall is awful and unspeakable and that is what I wish to highlight; as the fires touch every strata of society".
These fires have forced several household names in showbusiness to evacuate their homes, including actors Mark Hamill and Eugene Levy, as well as reality TV star Heidi Montag and her husband Spencer Pratt. More on this from Nova here.
They have also led to the postponement over several high profile award ceremonies, and nomination events, including the Oscars, which was pushed back until January 19.
Find out more on this from Nova here.
