An Australian actor has shared his devastation over losing his home in the LA wildfires.
Neighbours star Benjamin Rigsby shared an image of the remains of his home, which was had burned down leaving nothing but a charred staircase, to Instagram on Friday.
‘My heart is absolutely and completely broken. Our home is gone’ he wrote alongside the confronting image.
The Queensland-born star also posted a link to a fundraising site where he is requesting donations.
‘Hi it’s Belinda, dear friend of Ben, from Australia, and I’m trying to help Ben and Daren with any emergency relief funds possible as their home was destroyed in the fires happening this week in Pacific Palisades’ the charity page reads.
‘The staircase in this image led to their home. There’s not much more I can say. Thankfully they were both away at the time and are physically safe.
An Australian actor has shared his devastation over losing his home in the LA wildfires. Neighbours star Benjamin Rigsby (pictured) shared an image of the remains of his home, which was had burned down leaving nothing but a charred staircase, to Instagram on Friday
‘As this is emergency relief the funds will be used for anything they need after this loss – food, accommodation, clothing, vehicles, anything they need.’
As of Friday evening, the performer had managed to pull in around $31,000 as part of his appeal.
Los Angeles based Benjamin has starred in major motion pictures such as Alien: Covenant and Ford v. Ferrari.
He briefly starred on Australian soap opera Neighbours back in 2011, where he played David Sheridan.
At least 10 people have been killed as catastrophic fires rage through Los Angeles for a fourth straight day as police carry out a series of looting and arson arrests.
Many celebrities have seen their multi-million dollar mansions razed to the ground as the fire spread to Hollywood Hills and Calabasas, prompting criticism of city officials who have been blamed for failing to adequately prepare for the disaster.
The Calabasas blaze, named the Kenneth Fire, was allegedly caused by an arsonist, who has been apprehended by police.
While nighttime curfews have been introduced to crack down on looters.
‘My heart is absolutely and completely broken. Our home is gone’ he wrote alongside the confronting image
The Queensland-born star also posted a link to a fundraising site where he is requesting donations
As of Friday morning, over 10,000 structures have been burned down, with a total of 29,053 acres of land scorched in one of Los Angeles’ most horrific disasters to date.
It comes after Jestinta Franklin has rallied behind a friend whose home was completely destroyed in the devastating LA fires.
Taking to Instagram on Thursday, the AFL WAG revealed that she was ‘heartbroken’ at the news that friend Sasha Strabe’s family home had been razed in the horrific Eaton fire, north of Pasadena.
The former Miss Universe Australia, 33, shared a heartbreaking photo that showed the remains of her friend’s home, which had been completely destroyed by the blaze.
‘Heartbroken for the beautiful @sacha_strabe and her family, a dear friend from a long time ago’ Jesinta captioned the sobering image.
Continuing, Jesinta revealed that the home had been a labour of love for the family who had been renovating the property over the last few years.
‘Watching your journey with this home, the love you poured into the renovations you were slowly doing bit by bit. The joy I saw it bring to you,’ she wrote.
‘To hear it is now gone leaves me heartbroken for you all.’
Jestinta Franklin (pictured) has rallied behind a friend whose home was completely destroyed in the devastating LA fires
Jesinta continued revealing that she planned to help her friend in any way she could, sharing a link to a GoFundMe page set up for he devastated family.
‘If you know Sasha, you know she is kind caring and generous,’ Jesinta said.
‘It’s hard to know what to do or how to help in these times but donating to this little family makes me feel like at least I can play a very very small part in helping out in such an awful situation for so many,’
At the time of publication the GoFundMe had raised more than $86,000 (USD) for the family.
Jesinta also shared a short clip shot by a friend living in LA. Taken from his rooftop the frightening clip showed the LA skyline engulfed in flames.
‘Our mate sending this to us from his rooftop in LA,’ she captioned the clip.
‘Frightening scenes. Absolutely devastating.’
