Christopher Lloyd among the unlucky

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Count actor Christopher Lloyd (‘Back to the Future’) among the Montecito residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed by the fire.

Times reporter Louis Sahagun, on the scene, reported that ‘Buildings located on Lloyd’s property sustained major fire damage, with ruins continuing to smolder Friday afternoon.’

Lloyd is known to personally care for many of the rare plants on the eight-acre grounds, much of which was in ruins today.

The caretaker for the property ‘fled for his life’ in a firestorm Thursday night when the fire erupted, said Lisa Loiacono of Sotheby’s International Realty. Loiacono manages the property for Lloyd, who is filming on location in Vancouver and was not in Montecito.

The house, Lloyd’s principal residence, was listed for sale in the spring of 2007 at $11.3 million but recently was withdrawn from the market while he made upgrades. He owns a second, smaller, home in Montecito that is still on the market for $3.6 million and was not affected by the blaze.

Lloyd’s fire-damaged property is one of Montecito’s more unusual homes. The 5,500-square-foot main house has one bedroom, and there is a separate guesthouse. The house was built in 1972 from adobe bricks made on-site. And the living room and bedroom share an outdoor area with a large patio and stone-lined reflecting pool.

-- Ann Brenoff

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