Actor Anne Heche 'critically injured' after car crashes into house and bursts into flames
Topics: Celebrity
Lisa McLoughlin
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Topics: Celebrity
Anne Heche is in critical condition after her car crashed into a Los Angeles home and burst into flames, according to reports.
In footage obtained by TMZ, the 53-year-old was seen driving in a blue Mini Cooper Clubman. The same vehicle later drove 30 foot into a two-storey home in Mar Vista.
Authorities believe the car potentially hit a kerb and was two foot off the ground when it smashed through the front of the property.
The crash caused a large fire within the home, and reportedly took 65 minutes for firefighters 'to access, confine and fully extinguish the stubborn flames within the heavily damaged structure'.
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According to the LA Fire Department, a woman was found inside the car and was taken to hospital.
While the homeowner was unharmed, it is reported that the property is now 'uninhabitable' with one eyewitness telling NBCLA: "The house was tons of smoke. I think they used the crane to move the car to extract the driver. It was crazy."
It is also reported that the Volcano star has suffered burns due to the collision.
Shocking photos show the burnt out wreckage of her car as it was towed out of a hedge.
In the wake of her hospital dash, Heche’s ex-boyfriend Thomas Jane told the Daily Mail that the actress is 'stable' and 'expected to pull through'.
The former Hung co-stars began dating in 2019, eight years after they first appeared on screen together but ultimately split last year.
UNILAD has contacted Anne Heche's rep for comment.
Heche is known for her roles in films including Psycho, Six Days, Seven Nights, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Donnie Brasco and Cedar Rapids as well as TV roles in medical drama Nip/Tuck.
She is also known for her role on the soap opera Another World, for which she won a Daytime Emmy in 1991.
The star notably dated Ellen DeGeneres between 1997 and 2000, before the comedian, 64, met now wife Portia de Rossi, 49.
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