MAN NOT ON FIRE
FIRE crews raced to Denzel Washington's luxurious mansion after "billowing smoke" sparked blaze fears on Wednesday night.
The Los Angeles Fire Department were called to the Beverly Crest, Los Angeles, home just after 8pm after reports of smoke coming from the second floor.
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Firefighters searched the entire house and climbed onto the roof but could not find any active flames.
Officials also searched the walls with thermal imaging cameras to look for possible concealed flames.
However, the fire department concluded that the smoke was coming from a furnace that had recently been serviced.
The Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed that the furnace has "been safely taken off-line."
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"There were no injuries, and all occupants have been allowed to return inside the residence," the LAFD concluded in a statement.
The home, which has Washington's production company listed as the owner, is 28,887 square feet and four stories.
According to his father John David Washington, Denzel previously moved back in with his parents during the coronavirus lockdown.
During an interview with Samuel L Jackson, Denzel was asked if he was back "in your old room."
"Yes Uncle Sam, I was in my old room," Washington replied.
Jackson then joked: "You're not a burden on your parents… you've got a job and career and stuff.
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"You still had to do chores though, right? I know that Denzel likes some order in the house."
Denzel confirmed that "there was a chore or two," including to "make sure I was down for dinner in time."
It has not been made clear if Denzel was in his Los Angeles home at the time of the fire scare.