Ricki Lake took to Instagram on Thursday with a detailed series of posts chronicling the destruction of her Malibu home amid the ongoing California wildfires. The one-time talk show host, 56, said that Tuesday was the day she and spouse Ross Burningham lost their home in the blazes, documenting the timeline of events.
![[The one-time talk show host, 56, said that Tuesday was the day she and spouse Ross Burningham lost their home in the blazes, documenting the timeline of events]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/07/93947639-14269611-The_one_time_talk_show_host_56_said_that_Tuesday_was_the_day_she-a-58_1736492783820.jpg)
'If I am anything at all, I am a f'ing survivor,' Lake said in text on a somber selfie. Lake said that 11:24 a.m. Tuesday, she saw 'early signs of smoke in Temescal Canyon,' leading her and Burningham to set up a fire defense system they had on hand which included sprinklers.
![[Lake noted a 'huge fire over in the Palisades' early Tuesday before it spread to Malibu]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/07/93947185-14269611-Lake_noted_a_huge_fire_over_in_the_Palisades_early_Tuesday_befor-a-63_1736492784151.jpg)
By 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, Lake said Burningham used a hose to extinguish a blaze on a palm tree on their neighbors' property. The Hastings-on-Hudson, New York-born star said that two hours later, Burningham tried to 'siphon gas for the fire defense system motor,' which 'didn’t work.'.
![[Lake and her spouse exhausted all efforts to stave off the flames and evacuated the home]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/07/93947179-14269611-Lake_and_her_spouse_exhausted_all_efforts_to_stave_off_the_flame-a-59_1736492783821.jpg)
Ricki Lake, 56, took to Instagram on Thursday with a detailed series of posts chronicling the destruction of her Malibu home amid the ongoing California wildfires. The one-time talk show host, 56, said that Tuesday was the day she and spouse Ross Burningham lost their home in the blazes, documenting the timeline of events.
![[By 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, Lake said Burningham used a hose to extinguish a blaze on a palm tree on their neighbors' property]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/07/93947187-14269611-By_4_10_p_m_Tuesday_Lake_said_Burningham_used_a_hose_to_extingui-a-60_1736492783821.jpg)
Lake, who has been seen in John Waters films such as 1988's Hairspray and 1990's Cry-Baby, said that by 6:55 p.m., she and Burningham faced the question 'Do we stay or do we go?'. Lake said she and her spouse - who she wed at the home in January of 2022 - judged the merits of trying to save the home against their physical safety amid the windy night fires.
![[The Hastings-on-Hudson, New York-born star said that two hours later, Burningham tried to 'siphon gas for the fire defense system motor,' which 'didn’t work']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/07/93947189-14269611-The_Hastings_on_Hudson_New_York_born_star_said_that_two_hours_la-a-62_1736492784150.jpg)
