Meryl Streep had to take matters into her own hands when evacuating from the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this month, according to her nephew.

The three-time Oscar winner was trapped on her property but managed to get to safety after creating an escape route with wire cutters, her nephew said.

Some of the biggest names in music will come together on Thursday to raise money for Los Angeles-area wildfire relief efforts.

Proceeds raised by the FireAid benefit concert will help those affected by the wildfires by raising money "for rebuilding communities devastated by wildfires and supporting efforts to prevent future fire disasters throughout Southern California," according to a press release.

The FireAid benefit concerts will offer aid to LA after wildfires devastated the city. The lineup includes stars like Billie Eilish and Lady Gaga.

A law firm representing victims of the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles has submitted photos with a legal filing on Wednesday that appear to show exposed wire at the base of a Southern California Edison tower that the firm alleges may have contributed to the deadly blaze.

Southern California Edison faces a lawsuit over accusations its equipment caused the deadly Eaton Fire in Altadena. See more updates on the Southern California wildfires on Jan. 28 at 4 p.m.

As officials search for the origin of various fires that have devastated wide swaths of Southern California, a new lawsuit alleges that the Eaton Fire began from an electrical spark at a utility transmission tower.