‘Sopranos,’ ‘Sons of Anarchy’ Star Drea de Matteo Loses Home in NYC Explosion

Actress had lived in now-destroyed building for 22 years

HOLLYWOOD, CA - SEPTEMBER 06: Actress Drea De Matteo attends the Premiere Screening Of FX's "Sons Of Anarchy" at TCL Chinese Theatre on September 6, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by David Buchan/Getty Images)
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Drea de Matteo, star of HBO’s “The Sopranos” and the recently wrapped FX biker series “Sons of Anarchy,” is among those who lost their homes in an explosion and subsequent fire that destroyed her New York City building on Thursday.

De Matteo tweeted the news on Thursday, first noting that emergency responders were attempting to extinguish the flames caused by the explosion.

“NYC’s finest trying to put out the flames to mine n many others apartments,” the actress wrote, posting a picture of the firefighters at work. “Speechless.”

Shortly thereafter, de Matteo wrote, “A hole where my NYC home of the last 22 years once stood… RIP 123 2nd Avenue.”

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