"It was my favorite place"— Beyonce's mother Tina Knowles opens up about losing her Malibu beach bungalow to the wildfires

Tina Knowles reflected on losing her beach bungalow in Malibu following the destruction caused by the Palisades wildfire. She revealed on Instagram on Thursday, January 9, that her "sacred happy place" had been burned down in the wildfire that has ravaged Los Angeles since Tuesday, January 7.

Beyoncé's mom shared a video taken from her Malibu beach house on her 71st birthday on January 4, which showed off the oceanview and the pod of dolphins swimming in the blue water. In the caption, she wrote:

"This is what I was looking at on my birthday this past weekend from my tiny little bungalow on the water in Malibu! It was my favorite place, my sanctuary, my sacred Happy Place. Now it is gone!!"

Tina Knowles' latest post about losing her Malibu home came after the devastation of the Palisades fire, which started burning on January 7, and has since burned 17,234 acres with 0% containment.

The fast-moving series of fires caused thousands of residents in Southern California to flee their homes.

Celebrities like Leighton Meester and Adam Brody have lost their homes to the fire, and per People, Anna Faris, Paris Hilton, Candy Spelling, Billy Crystal, and Anthony Hopkins, among many others, have lost homes in the fires as well.

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Tina Knowles offered condolences to people who lost their homes following the multiple fires burning in Los Angeles

In her latest Instagram post, sharing how she lost her Malibu beach house to the Palisades fire, Tina Knowles also offered her condolences for the thousands of Southern California residents who lost their homes. She wrote:

"To the people who lost their homes and belongings, I can only imagine how it feels to lose properties and everything you own! My heart and deep prayers go out to all of you."

Her caption further reads:

"I cannot imagine the pain and suffering and fear that you are enduring.. I am praying diligently for our beautiful City of Los Angeles!! We are resilient though and we will recover! 'This too shall pass.'"

Tina Knowles also shared her appreciation for the "brave men and women in our fire department," who "risked their lives in dangerous conditions" to battle the blaze.

She acknowledged their "dedication and bravery" for saving a lot of people's lives as multiple fires burned Los Angeles, including the Palisades fire, the Hurst fire, and the Eaton fire.

Tina Knowles further claimed that things "could have been so much worse" for everyone affected by the wildfires without the "dedication of the disaster workers and first responders.

Per NBC News, which publishes live updates on the California wildfires, as of January 9, there are 179,000 residents under evacuation orders, with the official death toll from the fire still unknown.

That said, there has been one confirmed death from the Palisades fire, per NBC, and four people killed in the Eaton fire.

There are at least five fires affecting over 45 square miles, including areas "not known for fires." As for the Palisades fire, NBC reported that it has destroyed 1,000 structures so far and remains "entirely uncontained," making it the "most destructive wildfire in LA history."