Melissa Rivers revealed during an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that she managed to save her mother Joan Rivers’ prized Emmy award before her house burned down in the L.A. fires (via Entertainment Weekly).

Melissa Rivers lost her home in the L.A. wildfires and revealed she grabbed her mom Joan Rivers' Emmy before she fled.

"I grabbed my mom's Emmy, a photo of my dad and a drawing that my mother had done of me and my son," Melissa Rivers says

I went for a drawing of my mother’s rather than a photo because I know I can find the photos.” Melissa Rivers s

Paris Hilton also lost her home, watching it burn on live TV. Billy Crystal and Ricki Lake also confirmed their homes were destroyed, while Brad Paisley is mourning the loss of the house he raised his family in. Next: Jamie Lee Curtis Fans Shower Her With Support as She Reveals "Tough" Loss Amid Palisades Fire: "I'm So Sorry"

In the frantic moments before flames devoured her Pacific Palisades residence, Melissa Rivers managed to rescue precious mementos of her late mother, Joan Rivers, including a coveted Emmy Award and an irreplaceable family drawing.

As wildfires continue to devastate the Los Angeles area, many celebrities including Anna Faris, Melissa Rivers, Billy Crystal and Paris Hilton are mourning the loss of their family homes.

Rivers is among several celebrities who have lost their homes in the wildfires, including Leighton Meester and Adam Brody, Paris Hilton, Anna Faris, Billy Crystal, James Woods, and others. More than 1,000 homes, businesses, and buildings have been destroyed by the devastating fires across the Los Angeles area.

Melissa said her "heart is so broken" as the Pacific Palisades was "wiped off the map" by the fires: "That's the end of everything that belonged to my family and the history of it."

Joan Rivers’ daughter Melissa had to act fast as fire approached her Pacific Palisades-area, but she managed to grab her famous mother’s Emmy before evacuating. In a live interview Wednesday evening,