Brad Pitt‘s $5.5million California beach house is under a ‘threat to life’ evacuation warning as the Alisal wildfire rages nearby.

The actor, 57, has owned the property in Goleta, north of Santa Barbara, since 2000, the year he married actress Jennifer Aniston. The former couple used it for ‘romantic’ getaways.

Now, it is dangerously close to the Alisal wildfire and has been included in the evacuation warning zone, meaning it is at significant risk from the fire.

Brad Pitt’s $5.5million California beach house in Goleta (pictured) is under a ‘threat to life’ evacuation warning as the Alisal wildfire rages on

The evacuation zone for the Alisal Fire stretches along the Gaviota Coast, north of Santa Barbara. Area residents are either in the red mandatory orders zone, and must leave immediately, or the yellow warning zone, that advises them to prepare to leave.

Mandatory evacuation orders are in place in Arroyo Hondo Canyon, Refugio Canyon, and the area between El Capitán State Beach and West Camino Cielo. 

The wildfire, which started on Monday near the Alisal Reservoir, has expanded to 15,360 acres, driven by intense winds. It was just 5 percent contained Wednesday evening.  

The actor, 57, (pictured) has owned the property, located north of Santa Barbara, since 2000, the year he married Jennifer Aniston, and the former couple used it for ‘romantic’ getaway

 The beach house getaway (pictured) is dangerously close to the Alisal wildfire, tearing its way through the region, and has been included in the evacuation warning zone 

 The Alisal Fire has charred more than 15,360 acres (24 square miles) of dense chaparral in the Santa Ynez Mountains west of Santa Barbara

Shifting winds posed new challenges for firefighters battling the blaze that has kept Highway 101 shut down for days. The major highway could stay closed until the weekend, said Andrew Madsen, a spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service.

The Alisal Fire charred more than 15,360 acres (24 square miles) of dense chaparral in the Santa Ynez Mountains west of Santa Barbara.

While the scenic region along the Pacific shoreline is lightly populated, the blaze was a threat to more than 100 homes, ranches and other buildings, fire officials said.

The wildfire already has damaged at two mobile home parks, destroying some trailers, and one person suffered burns, officials said.

Shifting winds posed new challenges for firefighters battling the blaze which started on Monday near the Alisal Reservoir, and was just 5 per cent contained by Wednesday evening

A firefighter watches on his fire engine as smoke rises from a wildfire in Goleta, California on Wednesday