The nearly 99-year-old said he was trying to crawl to his car when three neighbors came to the rescue. Dick Van Dyke recounted his harrowing Malibu fire evacuation story on Thursday. The nearly 99-year-old said his neighbors helped carry him to the car as they watched the blaze approach.

Other celebrities living in the area, including "Star Wars actor Mark Hamill, are in "lockdown": "Please stay safe everyone!"

Dick Van Dyke credits neighbors with saving his life and his house after the Franklin Fire inched its way to toward his Malibu home earlier this week.

Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke recalls how he was rescued by neighbors as this week's wildfire moved toward his Malibu home. Van Dyke invited NBC News' Dana Griffin into his home for an interview a day before his 99th birthday.

Dick Van Dyke reveals how his neighbors "saved" him amid the Malibu wildfire evacuation: 'I had exhausted myself. I couldn’t get up.

Dick Van Dyke was forced to evacuate his Malibu, California, home from the raging wildfires. Van Dyke shared that he struggled and had to be carried to his car by neighbors.

Dick Van Dyke revealed in an interview on the “Today” show (via People) that his neighbors “saved” him while he was struggling to evacuate his home during this week’s Franklin Fire, which raged across Malibu and burned more than 2,