Cara Delevingne speaks on fire that destroyed her Studio City home

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A Studio City home belonging to model and actress Cara Delevingne was found engulfed in flames early Friday morning, leaving two people injured.

The fire was reported at around 4 a.m. at a two-story, 6,650-square-foot home, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department

Arriving fire crews discovered heavy flames in the back of the home that had engulfed a room and spread into a nearby attic. 

The roof eventually collapsed as crews worked to extinguish the fire. Only a house sitter was inside the home at the time and was uninjured, authorities said.

Neighbors who spotted the massive fire captured cell phone footage of the blaze, concerned the embers would threaten other nearby homes.

“It was the craziest thing, said Jeff Christian, a neighbor. “This is close enough that we can smell the smoke.”

Delevingne, 31, was out of the country at the time, performing in “Cabaret” at the Playhouse Theatre in London, but was thankful that fire crews were able to act quickly. 

She posted her reaction to the fire on Instagram stories, initially believing her two cats had passed away saying, “My heart is broken today. I cannot believe it. Life can change in a blink of an eye so cherish what you have,” she captioned a photo of the two cats, along with a broken heart emoji.

She later posted an update confirming the cats had been rescued saying, “Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all the firefighters and people that have showed up to help. They are alive!! Thank you to the firefighters.”

KTLA crews captured footage of the moment the two felines were carried safely outside of the burning home.

Nearly 100 firefighters arrived to battle the blaze. The flames were extinguished over two hours later and left two firefighters injured. One person was transported to the hospital in fair condition after an incident with a ladder, while the other person suffered minor smoke inhalation.

Sky5 footage showed the home was almost completely destroyed, with a majority of the structure reduced to a mass of charred debris.

“Some of the challenges were the very large driveway and getting all of our hoses up there,” explained LAFD Captain Adam VanGerpen.

Neighbors said it appeared the fire started near the back patio area before quickly spreading to the main home.

“At first it seemed like small-ish fire,” said a neighbor who did not wish to be identified. “But very quickly, maybe 15 to 20 minutes, the flames were probably 20 feet high, 30 feet high. It was massive.”

Investigators have not yet determined the cause of the fire.

“All we know is that it started towards the back of the home, but we have our arson investigators on the scene so they’re going to make that cause of determination,” VanGerpen said.

The home, valued at around $8 million, was last sold in 2019, according to Zillow.

In 2021, Delevingne gave Architectural Digest a tour of the home which featured an array of eclectic rooms and custom renovations.

Delevigne is a supermodel and actress known for her roles in “Paper Towns,” “Suicide Squad,” and “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.” Most recently, she stars opposite Orlando Bloom on the Amazon Prime Video series, “Carnival Row.”

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