Actress Anne Heche in critical condition after fiery car crash: US media

Anne Heche's car crashed into a house in Los Angeles. The ensuing blaze took 59 firefighters 65 minutes to confine and fully extinguish, according to the fire department. Photo: AFP

US actress Anne Heche has been hospitalised in critical condition after crashing her car into a Los Angeles home, US media reported Friday (Aug 6).

The Los Angeles Fire Department reported that a vehicle struck a two-storey house in Los Angeles' Mar Vista neighbourhood, "causing structural compromise and erupting in heavy fire".