Denzel Washington and his family are safe after a fire broke out at their Los Angeles home.
Fox 11 reports that the actor’s home in the Gated Beverly Park neighborhood was the only one that responded Wednesday evening based on reports of smoke billowing from the second floor of a four-story structure.
The Los Angeles Fire Department reports that it has conducted a smoke investigation on the property after all residents were safely removed from the home. It is not clear whether the Academy Award-winning actor was present during the smoking probe.
However, Alan Nirobe, a Washington-based press correspondent, told Fox News: “There is no fire and everyone is fine and safe.”
Denzel and AS Washington did not know that John David was acting after his first role.
Firefighters responded to Denzel Washington’s Los Angeles home after smoke billowed from the second floor.
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Authorities arrived at the scene and found an active fire, but found smoke billowing from an unknown source. One report said they used thermal imaging cameras to confirm there were no hidden flames inside the walls, and one report said “one of the many furnaces in the house was recently serviced.”
Firefighters took the furnace to the -f-line and allowed the occupants of the home to return safely inside the residence before leaving the scene. No injuries were reported.
Washington is married to Pauletta Pearson, with whom she has four children, including tenants and “Blackkelensmen” actors John David and Washington Washington. Speaking to Esquire in a recent interview, John explained that his father is from a dedicated family in addition to an award-winning actor.
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He explained that the “Malcolm X” and “Glory” stars used to draw inspirational speeches from their characters in films to hype their youth football teams.
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Although the use of dramatic monologues from his films is clearly foolish to inspire middle school footballers, John David insists that his father take the competition and his son’s role very seriously. He remembers a story in which he began to hesitate before the Texans when he was in seventh grade. Denzel reportedly took him to the back garden of his home and repeatedly punched him in a fist bag to get his contact hesitation.
