Jennifer Garner reveals a close friend died in Los Angeles wildfires

Hollywood actress Jennifer Garner revealed she lost a close friend in the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. Photos / MSNBC

Jennifer Garner lost a friend in the Los Angeles wildfires.

While the 52-year-old actress confirmed a close friends of hers had died, she admitted she was not quite ready to talk about it as the loss was too raw.

Speaking on MSNBC, she said: “I did lose a friend, and for our church, it’s really tender so I don’t feel like we should talk about it yet. I did lose a friend. She didn’t get out in time.

”My heart bleeds for my friends. I mean, I can think of 100 families, and there are 5000 homes lost.

“I can, without even [thinking], I could just write out a list of 100 friends who lost their homes.“

Standing in the Pacific Palisades, close to her home in Brentwood, she said: “My best friend’s house was down the street. They had a gong in their front yard.

At least 11 people are now known to have died in wildfires raging around Los Angeles, and law enforcement say more deaths are expected. Photo / AFP

”There were so many kids that played in the street and they would hit the gong at the end of the day and call them home.”

“This is the street we run down on 5Ks. This is where the little fire truck — God, bless our firefighters — this is where the fire truck goes, you know, on the Fourth of July parade.”

Garner’s house survived the fires, and her former husband Ben Affleck sought shelter at her house after being evacuated from his own.

An insider told Page Six: “Ben’s home is still under evacuation order, but he feels so grateful his property is safe for the time being”.

“Ben knows many people who unfortunately lost their homes. He has seen a lot of devastation and it’s beyond tragic.

“This situation is devastating to so many, and Ben is reaching out to anybody he can to help.”