Legendary actor Dick Van Dyke is safe after being âsafely evacuatedâ as Wildfires surrounded his Malibu, California, home.
Van Dyke took to his Facebook page to let his fans know he is OK.
âArlene and I have safely evacuated with our animals except for Bobo escaped as we were leaving,â he wrote on Tuesday. âWeâre praying heâll be ok and that our community in Serra Retreat will survive these terrible fires.â
Bobo is Van Dykeâs cat, Fox News reported. He later posted a video of the cat and wrote, âI hope Bobo is okay.â
Fans of the âMary Poppinsâ actor immediately responded and sent well wish to him and his family.
âPrayers lifted for you and your family and friends. Prayers for emergency responders as well!â one fan commented.
âMy thoughts are with you and all those impacted. Glad you all are safe, hoping BoBo will be rescued,â anther wrote.
Van Dyke was recently featured in a video of Coldplayâs âAll My Love.â
The video included various parts of Van Dykeâs life, including time his family, reflection plus footage of his awards and accolades.
The actor, who turns 99 of Friday, also spoke about death in the video.
âIâm acutely aware that I could go any day now. But I donât know why it doesnât concern me. Iâm not afraid of it,â Van Dyke said. âI have that feeling, totally against anything intellectual, that Iâm going to be all right.
The fire started about 10:50 p.m. Monday north of Pepperdine University.
As of Wednesday morning, the fire had spread to 3,983 acres and was only 7% contained, Fox 11 Los Angeles reported.
