Meryl Streep's nephew Abe Streep wrote in 'New York Magazine' that Meryl was forced to "cut a car-size hole in the fence she shared with the neighbors on the other side" with wire-cutters to escape her home after wildfires in Los Angeles broke out on Jan.

He revealed that when Streep, 75, tried to evacuate her home on January 8, one day after several wildfires began scorching the city, she was forced to cut a large enough hole in her fence to drive her car through after a tree blocked her only exit.

When she tried to leave, she discovered that a large tree had fallen over in her driveway, blocking her only exit,” the actress’ nephew revealed.