Meryl Streep cut a car-sized hole in her garden fence to escape LA fires
The actor’s nephew has described his aunt’s determined efforts to flee her Los Angeles home during this month’s devastating wildfires
The actor Meryl Streep made a dramatic escape from the fires which killed 28 people and destroyed more than 16,000 structures across Los Angeles earlier this month, her nephew has reported.
In an article for New York magazine, Abe Streep cited his aunt as an exemplar of the determination and resilience exhibited by so many LA residents.
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