Local model Tiffany survives wildfires in LA
Tiffany Stanley
LOCAL WOMAN Tiffany Stanley (37), who has been living in the Hollywood Hills for the past 12 years, was forced to flee her home due to the horrendous wildfires that swept through Los Angeles last week.
Tiffany is a model originally from just outside Castledermot who attended IT Carlow before embarking on her modelling career. She’s the daughter of Harry Stanley, who owned a Volkswagen dealership in Castledermot, with her mother being the late Sharon. Tiffany’s grandparents Paddy and Betty lived in Baltinglass, Co Wicklow.
Speaking on RTÉ Radio 1’s yesterday (Monday), Tiffany told how she, her husband Garrett Thomas and their two dogs Piglet and Kepler were ordered to evacuate their home last week, but are now back.
“We were monitoring the fire on the opposite side of the road and then it sort of just exploded – almost unnatural, it went up in an inferno,” said Tiffany yesterday morning.
“It’s been absolute mayhem on so many levels and the problem now is there’s people going around doing arson,” she revealed. “Someone was arrested with a blowtorch and a canister of petrol.
“We’re back in the house, but the problem now is that there’s people looting homes. The army is now patrolling the city to try and get law and order back on the streets.
“Our house is surrounded by woodland all around. We don’t even know if it’s safe to close our eyes at night in case there’s another fire and we have to evacuate.
“There’s no peace,” she said.
also spoke to her father Harry for an update.
“She’s safe and well, but I think she is still worried about the situation,” he said. “She is aware of what’s happening and she can run away; it’s not like a bomb or an earthquake.
“I was talking to her on Friday night and she’s worried about her bits and pieces.
“I know she’s not a young one, but she’s always a young one to me! She’s not exactly a big country girl, so I suppose it is a bit scary.
“If her mammy was still alive, she’d be talking to her and telling her not to worry,” said Harry.
