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Topics: Film and TV, US News, Wildfires, Los Angeles
Callum Jones
Topics: Film and TV, US News, Wildfires, Los Angeles
The high school used for many iconic films and TV shows over the years has burned down as a result of the LA wildfires.
16 people have lost their lives due to the devastation happening in California, while while more than 10,000 homes and other structures have been destroyed.
Eight fires were previously confirmed to have been blazing in the LA region, with three having confirmed to have been contained by firefighters.
However, that figure has since dropped to three fires overnight after officials were able to bring some blazes under control.
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Jeff Macomber, secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, said earlier this week: "Wildfires are a constant and formidable challenge for California, and CDCR conservation fire camps remain dedicated to supporting the state’s response.
"The work of our incarcerated firefighters and staff is an essential part of this effort, and their commitment to protecting lives and property during these emergencies cannot be overstated."
One of the Californian wildfires has burned an iconic LA school that has been used for the set of some much-loved film and TV shows, including Freaky Friday and Carrie.
Palisades Charter High School was one of many schools used in the 1976 movie adaptation of the Stephen King novel, while it's also the home for all the school scenes filmed for 2003's Freaky Friday.
Meanwhile, season three to seven for Teen Wolf also saw the cameras rolling at Palisades Charter High School.
The real-life school, which was set to start a new term next week, has seen some of its athletic facilities and bungalow structures burned, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The school's principal, Pam Magee, has since confirmed the school's main building is still standing, while it's hoped 70 percent of the school has survived the damage.
J.J. Abrams is a famous face to have attended school at PCHS and even based a character from one of his movies on Rose Gilbert, a former English teacher of his.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens character Maz Kanata was inspired by Gilbert, with Abrams telling the Palisadian Post in 2015: "We really wanted the story to feel authentic, despite being a wild fantasy. I mentioned Rose in an early story meeting as a sort of timeless, wise figure that I'd actually known in my life."
Business Insider reports the English teacher spent a whopping 50 years working at the school before passing away aged 95 in 2013.