LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Firefighters were slowly making progress in their battle to contain the inferno that has burned wide areas of Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood to the ground, but spreading flames and strong winds still threatened communities in the populous San Fernando Valley on Sunday.

For five consecutive days, wildfires fanned by strong winds have ravaged neighborhoods in Los Angeles, destroying more than 12,300 homes and buildings and leaving at least 16 dead. Fresh evacuations were ordered from Mandeville Canyon to the Interstate 405 freeway on Friday evening because of a flare-up of the massive Palisades Fire.

Late ‘Friends’ star’s home was purchased last October by film producer and real estate developer Anita Verma-Lallian for $8.5 million

The late actor Matthew Perry’s Pacific Palisades home, where he passed away, has been saved from the deadly Los Angeles wildfires. The new owner of the property, Anita Verma-Lallian, confirmed that the fires did not destroy the late Friends actor’s former home in an Instagram post shared on Friday,

The Pacific Palisades home of late actor Matthew Perry, where he sadly passed away, was saved from the recent Los Angeles wildfires due to firefighters and the community. According to People magazine,

The Pacific Palisades home where Matthew Perry died has survived the Los Angeles wildfires. The new owner of the property, Anita Verma-Lallian, confirmed that the fires did not destroy the late Friends actor’s former home in an Instagram post shared on Friday,