Evacuation orders and warnings have gone out to 20,000 Southern California residents as firefighters battled a wind-driven wildfire in Malibu that burned near celebrities’ seaside mansions. (The Associated Press)

Thousands of people have vacated their homes in Malibu, California, due to the Franklin Fire setting the city ablaze, including a litany of high-profile residents.

On Monday, fires spread throughout the area, exacerbated by dry land and Santa Ana winds. According to Cal Fire, six buildings have been damaged and nine have been destroyed. Only 7% of the blaze has been contained. Stars with homes reportedly in the affected area include Beyoncé and her embattled music mogul husband, Jay-Z, actress Julia Roberts, and popstar Lady Gaga. It’s unclear if the stars’ homes were affected by the fire.

Meanwhile, Dick Van Dyke, Jane Seymour, Brooke Burke and other stars took to social media to share their devastation for their community, many fleeing with their children and beloved animals.

A map depicts the approximate location of Jane Seymour, Dick Van Dyke and Mark Hamill’s homes as wildfires continue to tear through Southern California.

Treasured legend Van Dyke told his followers he and his longtime love, wife Arlene Silver, had to leave Malibu.

“Arlene and I have safely evacuated with our animals except for [our cat] Bobo escaped as we were leaving. We’re praying he’ll be ok and that our community in Serra Retreat will survive these terrible fires,” Van Dyke wrote Wednesday on his official Facebook page.
A photo of the exterior of Dick Van Dyke’s Malibu home inset a photo of Dick Van Dyke smiling in a classic tuxedo on the carpet

Hours later, the veteran actor commented that he’d reunited with his feline friend.

“We found Bobo as soon as we arrived back home this morning. There was so much interest in his disappearance that Animal Control was called in to assist. But, thankfully, he was easy to find and not harmed,” Van Dyke shared.

On Thursday morning, Van Dyke appeared on the “Today” show and recounted the harrowing evacuation process.

“It was coming over the hill. You [could] see it,” he said of the fire. “I was trying to crawl to the car. I had exhausted myself. I couldn’t get up. And three neighbors came and carried me out and came back and put out a little fire in the guest house and saved me.”
Mark Hamill looks off into the distance with his mouth slightly ajar on the red carpet

Mark Hamill provided some levity amid the wildfire raging across Malibu. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/Getty Images)
Mark Hamill

Mark Hamill could not evacuate Malibu due to the Franklin wildfire. The “Star Wars” actor alerted fans on social media that he was in lockdown.

“Please stay safe everyone! I’m not allowed to leave the house, which fits in perfectly with my elderly-recluse lifestyle,” the 73-year-old wrote.

Former “Dancing with the Stars” champion and TV personality Burke said she and her family are safe after evacuating their Malibu home. The mother of four shared photos on her Instagram, including one of her standing beside a firefighter who seemed to be canvasing the area.
Brooke Burke smiles in a brown dress on the carpet with a black Van Cleef necklace inset a photo of Brooke wearing a blue mask standing next to a firefighter in an Instagram story

Brooke Burke gave an update on her family after evacuating Malibu. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images; Brooke Burke Instagram)

“Prayers for Malibu…what a community. We love our home & we fight to protect it & somehow we remain disaster after disaster honoring this sacred space . I’m so grateful for all of our friends that have reached out & family, gardeners, helpers , neighbors & the 1000+ firstresponders, law enforcement, volunteers, & workers that helped save so much. So grateful for all the brave firefighters trying to navigate the uncertainty of Mother Nature & wicked winds,” she wrote.

In a separate video shared on her Instagram story, Burke told followers her children, animals and home were all safe.

“Just heartbroken for our friends and neighbors who can’t say the same thing. … Wild times in Malibu,” she said.