EXCLUSIVEReal estate moguls' stunning $2.4million Malibu mansion is burned to a crisp by brutal wildfire
A California real estate mogul couple saw their stunning $2.
A California real estate mogul couple saw their stunning $2.4 million home burnt to a crisp as the Broad Fire tore through Malibu.
One of Marina and Steven Aronoffs beautiful homes on Malibu Road - near Pepperdine University - caught on fire on Wednesday as firefighters hurriedly worked to put out the fire.
The 81-year-old couple acquired the oceanside home in 1999 for $1.58 million and it is now valued at $2.4 million, according to the LA County Accessors Office.
Heavy flames were seen escaping the upper windows of the home as large, white plumes of smoke filled the air on Wednesday.
The Broad Fire erupted yesterday morning near Pacific Coast Highway and Malibu Canyon Road and has grown to 50 acres, according to Cal Fire.
The Aronoffs three-bed, three-bath home has 65 feet of beach frontage, and also includes a fish pond and an outside bar on the sand, according to the Zillow listing.
One of Marina and Steven Aronoffs beautiful homes on Malibu Road - near Pepperdine University - caught flames on Wednesday as firefighters hurriedly worked to put out the fire to avoid spreading it to other houses overlooking the Pacific Ocean
Heavy flames were seen escaping the upper windows of the home as large, white plumes of smoke filled the air on Wednesday
The 81-year-old couple acquired the oceanside home in 1999 for $1.58 million and it is now valued at $2.4 million
They rent the 1,800-square-foot property out for $30,000 a month, according to the listing.
The couple also own a second property on the same road, which they purchased for $5.5 million in 2012 and is now valued at nearly $7 million, according to county records. This property was unharmed and goes for a rental rate of $55,000 a month.
Marina is currently on the Board of Directors for QueensCare, a nonprofit that provides access to healthcare to low-income LA residents, and had previously sat on the UCLA Health System Hospital Advisory Board, according to her LinkedIn.
Marina worked as a nurse at UCLA in the OB/GYN Clinic before eventually training other healthcare providers to become family nurse practitioners, according to a UCLA Health System magazine.
They rent the 1,800-square-foot property out for $30,000 a month
Firefighters worked diligently to put out the flames before it caused damage to other homes
The Aronoffs three-bed, three-bath home has 65 feet of beach frontage, and also includes a fish pond and an outside bar on the sand
Prior to her nursing career, she was a stay-at-home mom, she told the magazine.
The burnt home also has a connection to Jasmine Vineyard in Delano, California - located 150 miles from the Malibu home - due to its previous owners, Norma and John Zaninovich, who are relatives to the CEO George Zaninovich and founder Vincent Zaninovich, a Croatian immigrant.
The Zaninovichs owned the home until 1994, when it was sold to Joan and Salvatore Casola Jr., who later sold it to the Aronoffs in 1999, according to public records.
The property is also not far from rapper Kanye Wests Malibu home.
The Broad Fire had already burned around five acres when it was first reported around 9 am on Wednesday, LA County Fire Department spokesperson, Jonathan Torres, told KTLA.
The couple also own a second property on the same road, which they purchased for $5.5million in 2012 and is now valued at nearly $7million (pictured: Malibu Road)
A neighboring home appeared to have soot and burn stains on it, but was otherwise unharmed
Strong winds have set firefighters efforts back and a high wind warning is in place until 4 pm on Thursday. The winds could reach up to 45mph with gusts up to 75mph, according to KTLA.
However, the wind is blowing toward the ocean, which Torres called one of our saving graces.
Fire officials said two structures were burned.
Ventura County - northwest of Los Angeles - has also been engulfed in claims as 25 million people are under threat from the fire.
More than 10,000 acres in affluent Ventura County, northwest of Los Angeles, had already been ravaged as of 4p m on Wednesday, a shocking new map has shown.
Dozens of houses have been razed to the ground with pictures showing firefighters tackling huge blazes at million-dollar homes in the county.
Their second property (pictured) was unharmed and goes for a rental rate of $55,000 a month
More than 10,000 people have also been told to evacuate with at least 3,500 buildings around Camarillo at risk of being destroyed, California Governor Gavin Newsom said in a statement.
The fire was at zero percent containment late Wednesday with thousands more properties at risk, according to the Ventura County Fire Department.
Officials in several Southern California counties urged residents to be on watch for fast-spreading blazes, power outages and downed trees amid the latest round of notorious Santa Ana winds.
There were more than 30,000 customers without power statewide early Thursday, including about 3,000 in Ventura County and about 4,000 Los Angeles County, according to poweroutage.us.
