Hannes Jaenicke: Fires in LA destroyed second home

Hannes Jaenicke (64) lost his house in Los Angeles to the devastating forest fires. The actor reported on his destroyed second home in the Pacific Palisades district: “It’s hell. Everything burned down.” Jaenicke himself was able to escape from the fire in time. He also hopes to be able to rebuild the house in the future.

For the actor, who also has American citizenship, it was his second home. His main residence is in Utting am Ammersee, Bavaria. Nevertheless, according to “Bunte”, the overseas house had a special significance due to his enthusiasm for water sports. He regularly took advantage of the opportunity to pursue his passion in Los Angeles.

As he told in an interview with in 2022, he “once owned a larger boat” in the southern California city. Since he was traveling a lot and the repairs would have taken a lot of time, it had become too time-consuming.

Jaenicke was not the only German celebrity to lose his house in Los Angeles. Actor, musician and painter Armin Mueller-Stahl (94) has also had to mourn the loss of his property,” reported last week, citing a private source. The artist lived in the house in Pacific Palisades when he was not spending his time in Sierksdorf an der spent in the Baltic Sea.

The two big fires continue to rage in Los Angeles, but the fire department can claim a small success. According to the news platform Accordingly, it is now 49 percent under control. Firefighters remain 73 percent under control of the Eaton Fire.