‘Short drove down toward the Pacific Coast Highway, only to find the exits from his neighborhood were clogged. He remained in his car, where it took him more than an hour to cover a distance that would normally take five minutes,’ Abe recounted in his article.

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.

Meryl Streep's nephew reveals how the 'Devil Wears Prada' star took matters into her own hands as she evacuated from her home during the L.A. County fires.

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

As containment and recovery from the wildfires in Southern California continue, many celebrities have shared harrowing stories about how they escaped the fires. Now, Meryl Streep's nephew Abe Streep revealed the drastic action that the Oscar-winning actress had to take in order to leave her property after the area received an evacuation order at the start of January.