The Gyllenhaals were just minding their business when suddently a fire destroyed the Northern California lodge they were staying at on Wednesday, December 27, 2006.  A tree fell and hit a water heather and starting the blaze at the Manka's Inverness Lodge.  The lodge is popular with celebrities and it unfortunately and abruptly halted the holiday vacationing of Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal, in addition to a dozen or so other guests. The fire at Manka’s Inverness Lodge began around 3 a.m. Wednesday, and there were no injuries, authorities said. The co-owner of the lodge reported that the Gyllenhaals were supportive despite having to brave the wind and cold. “Jake was helping me pull things out of the fire,” he said.

The Marin County lodge and its restaurant were a popular destination for VIPs. Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, dined at Manka’s last year. It was not clear whether Maggie Gyllenhaal’s months-old daughter, Ramona, was with her, or whether other family members had joined the siblings at the lodge.

Messages left with Jake Gyllenhaal’s agent and his sister’s publicist were not immediately returned. Jake Gyllenhaal was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance as a heartsick cowboy in “Brokeback Mountain.” Screen credits for Maggie Gyllenhaal include roles in “Mona Lisa Smile” and Oliver Stone’s “World Trade Center.”