‘It’s like an apocalypse – it’s mayhem’ says Irish model Tiffany Stanley as she reveals scary aftermath of LA fires

IRISH model Tiffany Stanley has opened up on the "extremely worrying" aftermath of the Los Angeles fires.

Celebrity enclaves in the Hollywood Hills and Pacific Palisades have been turned to ash in what officials say are the most destructive blazes in the city's history.

Celebrity haunts have been left as ghost towns as gusty winds and dry conditions have allowed the five major fires - named Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, Lidia, and Sunset - to quickly spread.

The blazes have ravaged the city over the past week, killing 25 people, torching more than 40,000 acres of land, and destroying over 12,000 buildings.

Irish model Tiffany was among the tens of thousands of people who have been effected by the fire.

The influencer moved to America a decade ago and lives with her long-term boyfriend entrepreneur Garrett Thomas.

Tiffany has opened up on how she's been coping with the devastating situation.

She told The Irish Sun: "It's been really difficult. It's just a lot of exhaustion right now because of the pollution in the air over here with the fires and stuff. It just feels... we're very, very exhausted and tired.

"It's like nothing I've ever experienced before. So it's still quite difficult, but each day seems to be getting a little bit better.

"My family are in Ireland, I talk to them every day. So, you know, they're very important to me and they're very special.

"They're just glad that we're safe and out of harms way."

Twisted criminals have unbelievably exploited the tragedy inflicted on California's biggest city by stealing from deserted homes.

Over two dozen people have been arrested including one alleged looter who reportedly dressed as a firefighter.

The former Miss Kildare was given a warning about an evacuation but decided to stay to avoid being robbed.

She explained the scary aftermath of the fires saying: "There's also looters and people trying to steal from your house because your house is empty.

"So it's just been really bizarre. Lot's of arson and it's just mayhem."

'THE PURGE'

Despite the tragedy and loss inflicted by these terror blazes, several suspected arsonists have reportedly been caught.

Tiffany also spoke about how "shocked, worries and extremely nervous" people are of these arsonists.

She said: "A lot of the neighbours have hired private security just to keep an eye out because there has been arsonists arrested. So they're just keeping an eye because they don't want any more arsonists in our area putting families at risk.

"It's like an apocalypse, like a film. I don't know if you've ever seen the film The Purge. It's just like that. What reality am I living in?

'EXTREMELY CONCERNED'

"It's just like nobody expected this just straight after Christmas.

"And then you've got people on CCTV getting pulled over with gasoline and blow torches or trying to start fires. Everyone is extremely concerned about what is actually going on here.

"So it's just like we don't know what is going on here - it's alarming."

And although Tiffany has chosen to stay put for now and the fire beside her home is gone, she has still had to prepare for the worst.

She said: "We have out bags packed. We have our emergency bags for us and for our pets.

'STAY POSITIVE'

"So if another fire pops up in the area, we're ready to go. Because the problem is they're just popping up everywhere.

"You just don't know when it's going to happen again. So we're not out of the woods yet, but we're just trying to stay positive and be prepared."

Tiffany has done her best to "stay positive" and said: "It's really beautiful to see that aspect of everyone helping each other."

The 37-year-old has made sure to do what she can to help by sending money to various charities.

She added: "We can only just try and stay positive and hope that these fires die out soon.

"It's dreadful, just send good vibes and prayers towards LA, that's all we can do for now. Just have to get on with this and try heal."