Cara Delevingne's £5m LA home catches fire as blazing inferno 'injures person'

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Cara purchased the 8,000-square-foot mansion for $7 million in 2019 (Image: Getty)
Cara purchased the 8,000-square-foot mansion for $7 million in 2019 (Image: Getty)

Cara Delevingne's sprawling mansion in Los Angeles has burnt down, with nearly 100 firefighters responding to the blaze.

It's thought the British supermodel wasn't staying at the £5million ($7million) property at the time of the blaze. The 35-year-old is currently in the UK, but someone was inside the home during the fire in the early hours of Friday morning, according to reports.

Crews were dispatched following a 911 call just before 4am PST, per TMZ. A total of 13 fire engines and 94 firefighters responded to the blaze thought to have begun in a backroom of the sprawling mansion, it's not yet known how the fire started.

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Cara's stunning home, located in Studio City in California, has sustained serious damage, with part of the roof collapsing after the inferno spread to the attic. It took crews almost two hours to get the fire under control, with injuries also reported.

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The person staying inside the supermodel's home was said to be treated for smoke inhalation, per TMZ. Cara purchased the 8,000-square-foot mega mansion for $7 million back in 2019, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Cara's in London after she landed her very first West End role as Sally Bowles in the hit musical, Cabaret. She's been performing at London's Playhouse Theatre since March 11. A photo previously showed her character in a green fur coat with her hair slicked back. The Suicide Squad star rocked purple smokey eye makeup with wispy eyelashes.

Cara appears alongside Olivier award-winning actor Luke Treadaway who is starring as the Emcee. Speaking about her exciting new role previously, Cara said: "There are no words to explain the excitement I have to return home to make my stage debut in such an iconic role. I cannot wait to be a part of this brilliant cast and production."

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Cara Delevingne's £5m LA home catches fire as blazing inferno 'injures person'Cara purchased the sprawling property back in 2019 (Architectural Digest /Youtube)

Her co-star Luke added: "I can't wait to become a member of the Kit Kat Club and join this extraordinary production. It's a huge thrill to be asked to take this on and I'm very excited to get started." Cara and Luke are taking over from Jake Shears and Rebecca Lucy who have played the roles since September 2023.

Cara started her acting career with a minor role in the 2012 film adaptation of Anna Karenina. She's also known for her role as Margo Roth Spiegelman in Paper Towns and the Enchantress in comic book movie Suicide Squad alongside Will Smith, Jared Leto and Margot Robbie.

She starred alongside Selena Gomez in Only Murders in the Building and presented the documentary Planet Sex with Cara Delevingne. Her latest roles were as Validation in Tell It Like A Woman (2022) and Ivy Ehrenreich in American Horror Story: Delicate (2023). Her character in her latest venture Caberet is a British flapper who is the headlining chanteuse at the seedy Kit Kat Klub in Germany during the twilight of the jazz age.

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