Denzel Washington’s mansion in exclusive celeb-favorite Beverly Crest draws multiple fire crews responding to reports of ‘smoke’ seen billowing from the second floor
- All parties in the home were safely evacuated out, the LAFD said
- Actor’s rep said that ‘everyone is OK and safe’
- Incident could be tied to ‘one of several furnaces’ in the luxe mansion, officials said
- It was unclear Wednesday evening if the 65-year-old actor was home at the time
- Crews used thermal imaging cameras to detect fires in the walls
- Departments out of Los Angeles and Beverly Hills responded to call
Los Angeles Fire Department crews said they responded to reports of a blaze at Denzel Washington’s 29,000-sq. ft mansion in the exclusive celeb-favorite Beverly Crest neighborhood on Wednesday, and did not find any active flames.
It was unclear Wednesday evening if the 65-year-old actor was home at the time of incident, as multiple agencies responded before 9 p.m. PST. All parties in the home were safely evacuated out of the home, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
‘There is no fire and everyone is OK and safe,’ the actor’s rep Alan Neirob told USA TODAY in a statement; DailyMail.com has contacted Washington’s rep for further comment.
The latest: Los Angeles Fire Department crews responded to an apparent fire at the Hollywood Hills mansion of Denzel Washington; seen with wife Pauletta in 2018
CBSLA reported that smoke was visible from the home’s second story.
Flames were not visible by air outside of the massive home nestled in the hillside above Hollywood, according to the TV station.
The station also reported that crews were using thermal imaging cameras to try and detect fires that might be in the walls of the home.
‘The investigation is largely focused on one of several furnaces in the home that may have been recently serviced,’ an official with the Los Angeles Fire Department said Wednesday.
Flames were not visible by air outside of the massive home nestled in the hillside above Hollywood, according to the TV station
Technology: The station also reported that crews were using thermal imaging cameras to try and detect fires that might be in the walls of the home
The incident was tended to by departments out of Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, according to CBSLA.
Last month, Denzel’s son John David Washington said that he had moved back in with his famous dad Denzel and mom Paulette, 70, as the COVID-19 pandemic spread.
Speaking with Samuel L. Jackson (who was guest hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live), John David said he set up shop in his ‘old room’ during the temporary stay, as he has a home in Brooklyn.
Denzel and wife Paulette, who have been married since 1983, share sons John David, 36, and Malcolm, 29, and daughters Olivia, 29, and Katia, 32.