Breaking News: Meryl Streep Cut a ‘Car-Size Hole in the Fence’ for a Harrowing Getaway During L.A. Wildfires…see more

“Evacuation mandates were sent across the city. My aunt Meryl Streep received an order to evacuate on January 8, but when she tried to leave, she discovered that a large tree had fallen over in her driveway, blocking her only exit,” the Brothers on Three: A True Story of Family author wrote.

“Determined to make it out, she borrowed wire cutters from a neighbor, cut a car-size hole in the fence she shared with the neighbors on the other side, and drove through their yard to escape.”

Short, 74, lives in Pacific Palisades; he told the outlet that he took family photo albums with him when one of his two sons told him to evacuate after the fires began on Jan. 7. It took Short more than an hour to exit the Pacific Palisades as some people abandoned their vehicles and walked away from danger.

Osment, meanwhile, said he had recently returned from filming a new movie when the Eaton Fire began nearby his home in Altadena.