'Miracle' as actor's home still standing in 'hellscape'

"A miracle has happened," he wrote on X, as he shared footage of the destroyed properties surrounding his home. 

"We managed to get to our property and our home, that we were told is gone forever, is still standing. 

"In this hellish landscape 'standing' is relative, but smoke and other damage is not like the utter destruction around us." 

A miracle has happened. We managed to get to our property and our home, that we were told is gone forever, is still standing. In this hellish landscape "standing" is relative, but smoke and other damage is not like the utter destruction around us. The view from our deck area: — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) pic.twitter.com/JZU2kTJC52January 10, 2025

Woods said he was "so happy and grateful" to return to his home but described the area surrounding the property as looking like "the dark side of the moon". 

"It's so fundamentally gut-wrenching and upsetting. It's almost hard to celebrate the joyous news that our home survived," he said. 

"While we rejoice to find our house intact, in the midst of a hellscape like this, you can only think of your neighbours. 

"I was so certain our house was gone a day ago, but the fickle finger of fate decided otherwise." 

The actor also revealed he had orchestrated the rescue of his 94-year-old neighbour after the man's replacement caregiver had allegedly left him behind amid evacuation orders. 

It comes days after the Golden Globe and two-time Emmy-winning actor confirmed he had evacuated his home as he shared security camera footage of flames engulfing a nearby home and the bottom of his balcony. 

"We were blessed to have LA fire and police depts doing their jobs so well. We are safe and out ... Can not speak more highly of the LA fire and LAPD," he wrote on X. 

Woods has remained critical of Mayor Karen Bass and Governor Gavin Newsom, calling for their resignation over the response to the wildfires.