Grace Potter ‘Emotionally Getting ready to Lose’ House in L.A. Fires, Vermont House Destroyed

Grace Potter is staying protected amid the fires in California.

In an Instagram Reel shared on Wednesday, Jan. 8, the “Mom Highway” singer spoke about evacuating the Los Angeles fires after not too long ago being in New Orleans through the terror assault on Jan. 1 and dropping her Vermont residence amid the flooding in July 2024.

“We’re safely evacuated from Topanga Canyon however many are nonetheless in harms means,” Potter, 41, wrote. “Simply now we found that the place we evacuated to can also be below evacuation orders. They simply introduced the faculties are shut.”

Potter stated that she had simply arrived in L.A. after a cross-country journey after being in New Orleans “amid the phobia assault.” She additionally talked about that final summer season her Fayston, Vt. farm was “devastated by the floods.”

“Life is wildly unpredictable and it’s necessary [to] hold your coronary heart sturdy and your thoughts clear. When you see smoke, don’t look forward to cell sign,” Potter continued.

“Belief your intestine. Pack the requirements & GET OUT. I’m feeling deep gratitude for household, buddies, the firefighters and for group. We’re fortunate. Keep protected on the market of us.”

Her Jan. 8 video confirmed her driving away from the smoke. “Am I a storm chaser, or do I similar to being locations the place actually dangerous issues occur? Or is that this simply occurring in every single place? I do not know,” she stated within the clip, including that she would decide up her son Sagan, 7 this week, from college and located a resort to remain at.

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On Jan. 1, Potter was in New Orleans celebrating the New 12 months when a truck deliberately drove by way of the gang on Bourbon Avenue leaving at the very least 14 folks lifeless and dozens injured.

“We have been standing on the nook of the intersection the place solely hours later a automotive got here crashing by way of in a terrifying & violent act,” Potter’s joint Instagram submit with husband Eric Valentine learn.

“Then this morning, as we have been in our room packing our baggage to go away, a bomb was detonated lower than a block away from our resort within the quarter.”

Valentine added: “I’m grateful my household is protected. I’m grateful for the courageous individuals who put their lives on the road to do their greatest to maintain us protected. Our hearts exit to those that have been injured and to the households and buddies of those that have been misplaced.”

In July, the singer posted footage and movies of the injury from the floods with water overflowing rivers and roadways. Following the flooding, Potter stated that the annual Grand Level North Pageant would additionally function a profit for these affected by the Vt. floods.

“Vermont, my coronary heart is with you. I’ll be residence quickly, and we are going to rebuild as we all the time do,” she wrote.

Potter additionally shared an image of a map of the blaze on her Instagram Tales on Jan. 8, declaring the place her residence was. “Emotionally making ready to lose our residence,” she wrote. “All i can do now’s hope for a miracle & ship like to the Canyon that introduced me again into the daylight.”

The L.A. fires started on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Hundreds of constructions have been affected by the disastrous blaze.

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