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Published 17:30 IST, December 3rd 2020

Jennifer Lawrence opens up about the fire that burned down her family barn; Details here

Jennifer Lawrence has opened up about the fire that incinerated a major portion of her family barn-cum-summer camp location last weekend. Read all about it here

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Jennifer Lawrence has opened up about the fire that incinerated a major portion of her family barn-cum-summer camp location last weekend. The X-Men star, in a statement obtained by People Magazine, was quoted expressing her gratitude to those who reached out to her and her family in a time like this. The actress has spent a significant amount of her childhood in that barn. The officials at Jennifer Lawrence's family barn released a statement shortly after the harrowing incident as well.

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Here is that statement from the team at Jennifer Lawrence's family barn:

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As per the statement, Lawrence, apart from thanking her community, also expressed her gratitude to the first responders and firefighters who arrived at the scene in the nick of time. The Academy Award winner confirmed that no animal or human was hurt. While giving her statement, Lawrence recounted the time that she spent on the barn as a child and how her brother, Blaine, turned it into what it is today by imbuing his spirit into the place.

In her concluding statements, she also spoke about how the barn, which she described as a “muddy, messy paradise”, was essentially the “coolest” place to begin with, as it is one of the only places where, as per her, kids could do anything.

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Shortly after the fire and the statement that can be seen above was released, Blaine also asked for community donations through a fundraiser in order to rebuild the barn. Blaine, as per an article on Yahoo entertainment, also urged the parents to join the barn mates in Summer 2021, the time by when the officials have promised a complete rebuild of the barn. The incident, as per Yahoo news, is being investigated by Simpsonville Fire and Rescue, as well as the US State Fire Marshall.

What is Jennifer Lawrence up to right now?

On the work front, Jennifer Lawrence is filming Netflix’s Don’t Look Up. The upcoming comedy film will tell the story of two astronomers who are trying their level best to warn other people about a meteorite that will potentially cause Armageddon within a time span of six months. The upcoming comedy is directed by Adam McKay. McKay’s last feature film was the Christian Bale-starrer Vice.

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Updated 17:30 IST, December 3rd 2020