00:00Jamie Lee Curtis is pledging to donate $1 million towards the relief efforts for the devastating wildfires across L.A.
00:08The actress wrote on Instagram as the fire still rages on and California Fire and Los Angeles Fire Department
00:14and all the available first responders and agencies involved in fighting fire and saving lives are still hard at work
00:20and neighbors and friends are banding together to save each other.
00:23My husband and I and our children have pledged $1 million from our family foundation to start a fund of support for our great city and state
00:32and the great people who live and love there.
00:35Curtis spoke on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon Wednesday night, getting emotional and breaking down
00:40while discussing the extensive damage across the Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Santa Monica areas of the city.
00:45Literally the entire city of the Pacific Palisades is burning and, you know, I flew here last night.
00:52I was on a plane, started getting texts and it's gnarly, you guys.
00:58She continued,
00:59Obviously there have been horrific fires in many places.
01:02This is literally where I live.
01:04Everything, the market I shop in, the schools my kids go to, friends, many, many, many, many, many friends now have lost their homes.
01:11It's a really awful situation.
01:13The fires began in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday morning, forcing the evacuation of more than 30,000 residents.
01:20Firefighters are also currently battling six blazes, including the Eaton, Hearst, Lydia and Woodley fires in various areas of Los Angeles County.
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