Val Chmerkovskiy Says Fire Hasn’t Reached His Neighborhood ‘Yet’

Longtime “Dancing With the Stars” pro Val Chmerkovskiy and his family are currently safe amid the wildfires in California. He shared an update on January 8 on his Instagram Stories.

“Thank you to all our friends reaching out. It was a wild night. The winds tore down a few trees, no power still, but thankfully the fires haven’t touched us yet. We’re staying put but alert and ready,” Chmerkovskiy wrote.

“Wild times. Oh how paradise can very quickly turn into hell with just a gust of wind. This too shall pass. Sending love and thinking of all the courage’s firefighters and first responders doing all they can to protect us all,” he added.

Chmerkovskiy and his wife, Jenna Johnson, don’t live far from his brother, Maks Chmerkovskiy and his family, who also haven’t had to evacuate yet.

Jenna Johnson Also Posted About the Wildfires

Johnson also took to her Instagram Stories to share an update.

“We are ok and haven’t had to evacuate,” she wrote, filming the sky above.

“This wind is absolutely wild though and we’ve been out of power since yesterday around 6pm.Soooo many of our friends are affected by these fires. Watched their homes burn down, evacuated, terrified. My heart breaks for anyone struggling right now. Praying for everyone in CA. So grateful for the firefighters who have been tirelessly working,” she added.

The fires have been uncontainable due to the high winds in the area. As of January 8, the flames had reached Runyon Canyon, which isn’t too far from where the Chmerkovskiys live.

Fans Are Worried for the DWTS Cast Members Who Live in California

People all over the world are praying for those affected by the wildfires in California. So far, many homes and buildings have been completely devastated by the unwavering flames.

As the fires rage on, more people are becoming affected — and those people include members of the “Dancing With the Stars” family. Some fans have taken to Reddit to react.

“My aunt had to evacuate. I have a friend nearby there who is preparing to evacuate. Please pray guys, this is seriously so scary. This fire is out of control,” one comment read.

“I wonder about the pros on tour and if this continues to spread and if it gets close to where they all live what that might mean-does tour gets postponed/cancelled or do they just keep going? I can’t imagine being able to do tour knowing I’m going to possibly have nothing left when I get done. But hopefully they can start getting it contained,” someone else wrote.