Evangeline Lilly’s House Destroyed by Fire
The home rented by Lost actress Evangeline Lilly in Kailua, Hawaii, has been lost in a fire that completely destroyed the residence, Lilly’s rep confirms to PEOPLE.
“Yes, it is unfortunately true that her home in Hawaii burned down this morning,” said the rep, Cara Tripicchio. “Thankfully, Evangeline is safe as she was on set already when it occurred.”
Tripicchio added: “There is no official statement, and I have no further comment or information to provide at this time.”
The house, which Lilly reportedly shares with two women who work on the Lost crew, was empty at the time of the blaze. No injuries were reported.
Honolulu Fire Capt. Kenison Tejada said that his department received the alarm at 6:43 a.m. Wednesday, and that crews reached the scene six minutes later.
“When we arrived the house was fully engulfed,” Tejada said. “It was a complete loss. Just the roof was still standing.”
He confirmed that none of the house’s three female residents were home at the time of the fire. Two were at work and the third was off island, he said.
Lilly, 27, who plays Kate on the series, earlier this year has been romantically linked to costar Dominic Monaghan.
Fire investigators arrived on the scene of the early morning blaze later on Wednesday. The cause has yet to be determined.
“I woke up to my dogs barking,” Morgan Janus, a neighbor who lives across the street, told the Honolulu Advertiser, newspaper. “There were loud popping sounds, like something electrical.”
December 20th, 2006 at 2:30 pm
How sad, right before the holidays…
December 20th, 2006 at 4:36 pm
thank god everyone is ok. yes how sad right before the holiays and right after her nomination.
December 21st, 2006 at 6:50 am
How sad, right before the holidays that some poor family in Mississippi loses their house becasuse they used a space heater to stay warm and it all caught fire.
How sad, right before the holidays, that half of NOLA and the central Gulf Coast is a wreck, a year and a half after Katrina.
How sad, right before the holidays, that thousands of Filipinos lost their homes to half a dozen typhoons, including 2 supertyphoons, since September.
Yet in this age of idolatry of celebrity worship, few are concerned with the the plight of the impoverished, what they need. and what we need to do. Instead, we are WASTING TIME on celebrities’ inconveniences! Evangeline Lilly has means to replace things including her assets and insurance. We are not part of their lives, nor can we be, except in the effects of Nielsen Ratingss which pay them. Like Ben Stein indicated, “…don’t know who Britanny Spears is, nor whom she married, nor should I care.” But you BETTER know who your neighbor is. Start reading Newsweek insted of the National Enquirer, and you will be better for it, able to fnction as a citizen of the world community. If we must use celebrities as models in this, start with Bono. He doesn’t waste time either.
December 21st, 2006 at 9:41 am
You are right. We should be saving the world instead of looking at sites dedicated to celebrities. Chill out.
December 21st, 2006 at 10:00 am
Brian – maybe you should go to another website… What are you doing here? I’m sure Goodwill has a website.
December 21st, 2006 at 2:29 pm
People are gettin into a huff about this. i understand when people say “regular peoples houses burn to all the time blah blah blah” but regualr people give birth, get divorced, breakup etc yet people waste time posting articles and commenting on that, why is this any different?
btw thats really sad for evi no amount of money can replace items such as family photo etc…