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LeBron sends taco truck to first responders battling Getty fire

7 years ago
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LeBron James sent a taco truck on Tuesday to the base of the first responders who are battling the Getty fire, just one day after the blaze forced him and his family to evacuate their Los Angeles home.

"It's an amazing job what they do and their commitment with what's going on right now," the Los Angeles Lakers star told ESPN's Dave McMenamin.

James tweeted Monday morning that he and his family were struggling to find accommodations after being forced to evacuate, though they eventually found a place to stay.

The 34-year-told reporters on Tuesday that his house ultimately wasn't affected, but he slept for only two hours Monday night and his children stayed home from school the next morning.

"It's not hard, once I know my family is safe," James said, according to Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles Times. "My family is safe and a little discombobulated obviously because of the situation, but they're safe and once they were safe, to be able to come back here is greatly appreciated."

Multiple wildfires have ravaged California in recent days. Along with the Getty inferno in the Los Angeles area, firefighters in the upper half of the state are also battling the Kincade fire, located north of Santa Rosa in Sonoma County, which has spread to 118 square miles, according to Amy Graff and Chris Preovolos of SFGate.

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