Mark Hamill is one of numerous celebrities who had to flee their homes as a result of the dangerous wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles. The Star Wars and The Fall of the House of Usher actor posted an update to his Instagram account on the evening of January 7,

The list of celebrities who lost their homes and neighbourhoods in the worst fire in Los Angeles history reads like a Hollywood who's who. Jamie Lee Curtis, James Woods, Mandy Moore, Mark Hamill and Maria Shriver were among those who publicly described being forced to evacuate as out-of-control fires swept across some of the most lavish real estate in the world.

A home belonging to Hollywood actors Leighton Meester and Adam Brody and another owned by actor Billy Crystal were among more than 1,000 buildings destroyed by wildfires raging across Los Angeles. Fiona Jones reports.