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.
Ricki Lake documents efforts to save her Malibu home amid LA wildfires and vows to survive tough times 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.
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.
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.
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.'.