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Erik Marmo's Beverly Hills Home Destroyed in Fire

Friends and neighbors have launched a GoFundMe and offered temporary shelter as the family remains displaced and most belongings were lost.

Overview

  • The house burned on Sunday, Sept. 13, forcing Marmo, his wife Larissa Burnier, and their two teenage sons to evacuate and abandon most possessions.
  • Neighbors and friends helped remove items and provided immediate shelter, and Marmo publicly thanked local agencies including Beverly Hills and Los Angeles fire departments and the Red Cross.
  • Friends set up a GoFundMe with a $75,000 goal to cover relocation and recovery costs, and the campaign had raised about $33,000 by the morning of Sept. 14.
  • Media reports have not identified a cause for the blaze and have not reported any injuries to the family.
  • Marmo is a Brazilian actor who has lived in the U.S. since 2014, and the loss threatens short-term housing stability at a sensitive time for his sons' schooling and college preparation, making the speed of rehousing and fundraising the key next developments to watch.