People saying the celebrity California wildfire victims don’t matter are talking nonsense
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AS I gaze in slack-jawed horror at the unbelievable devastation caused by the fires in Los Angeles, one question keeps popping into my head: Those gigantic wedding-cake houses all the celebs lived in – what were they made of, exactly?. One minute, they were huge, sprawling “mansions” and then, in the blink of an eye, they were dust.
![[Actor James Woods appearing distressed.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/actor-james-woods-screen-grab-962833242.jpg?strip=all&w=458)
Actor James Woods won’t need a bulldozer to clear up what remains of his gaffe. Just a vacuum cleaner. I’m not making light of this truly apocalyptic event. I know there are social media socialists saying, “They’re rich so it doesn’t matter” But that’s nonsense.
![[Photo of a wildfire approaching a deck with patio furniture.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/actor-james-woodss-tweets-962833240.jpg?strip=all&w=634)
It doesn’t matter how much money you have, it always hurts to lose your photograph albums and your pets and your lifetime collection of fridge magnets. My heart, and I really mean this, goes out to everyone affected. Of course, there will now be an inquiry to determine why the fires became so huge — but I’m not sure such a thing is necessary.
![[Aerial view of fire-destroyed homes in Pacific Palisades, California.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-pacific-palisades-california-multiple-962691098_7601af.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Because if you live in a part of the world where rainfall is low, the winds can be strong and the temperature is high, you don’t need an inquiry to tell you that you shouldn’t really live in a house made from balsa wood and papier mâché. Because if you do, it’s not a home, it’s kindling.
![[Chancellor Rachel Reeves speaking at a press conference.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-maidstone-england-chancellor-exchequer-956233074.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
One of the reasons where there are no ancient records in Scandinavia is that they were all stored in churches. And in the olden days, those churches were made from wood. As London was, mostly, in 1665. Someone, then, needs to get out to California and introduce them to something called the “breeze block”.
![[Tristan da Cunha island viewed from the south, partially covered in clouds.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/island-tristan-da-cunha-southern-962827456.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
