Mel Gibson toured the smoldering remains of his Malibu mansion, which was reduced to a pile of ash by the apocalyptic wildfires that have ravaged Los Angeles.
Gibson, 69, examined his home for the first time on Wednesday and has now revealed that so little remains of the once beautiful property that ‘you could put it in an urn’.
The Oscar-winning actor was escorted through the neighborhood in a fire truck and then walked the grounds where his $14.5 million home once stood.
“It’s obviously quite devastating. It’s emotional,” he said of the destruction during an interview with NewsNation. “I had a lot of personal things there that, you know, I can’t get back.”
Gibson, who appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast last week, revealed during their interview that he was “uneasy” because “I knew my neighborhood was on fire” and wondered “if my house is still there.”
“But when I got home, it was indeed not there,” he said, before optimistically noting that at least he now has no “annoying sewage problems.”
Gibson was seen shaking hands with firefighters and first responders, apparently thanking them for their efforts in battling the devastating infernos that have killed at least 25 people and destroyed more than 12,000 buildings.
The actor is just one of dozens of celebrities who lost their multimillion-dollar homes in the fires, including Paris HiltonEugene Levy, Odometer, Spencer Pratt And Heidi Montagand Candy Spelling, among others.
Mel Gibson toured the smoldering remains of his Malibu mansion, which was reduced to a pile of ash by the apocalyptic wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles
Gibson, 69, examined his home for the first time on Wednesday and has now revealed that so little remains of the once beautiful property that ‘you could put it in an urn’
The Oscar-winning actor was escorted through the neighborhood in a fire truck and then walked the grounds where his $14.5 million home once stood
Gibson, who has lived in his Malibu home for 15 years, said he lost a lot of “cool stuff” in the fires. The house is depicted before the devastating inferno
Gibson, who has lived in his Malibu home for 15 years, says he lost a lot of “cool stuff” in the fires, but knows it’s all replaceable.
He’s glad his family is safe and says he plans to clean up the lot and rebuild.
But he did reveal that the one thing he would have liked to take from the property before he left was an end table, according to TMZ.
Gibson was also baffled after a firefighter shockingly claimed there was no water in the hydrants as the group drove through the fire-ravaged areas of LA.
“None of us were aware of the water problems with the reservoirs and everything, right,” the firefighter said.
Gibson asked if the fire department knew that “the reservoir was empty.”
Although he said they initially had water, the firefighter added that crews ran out of water “fairly quickly.”
“It’s not uncommon for us to lose water during our firefight. It was just so early in the game that it was surprising.”
Gibson, who previously wondered whether the “comfortable” conditions surrounding the fires were “commissioned,” replied: “Because, well, there wasn’t. And no one told you. That’s the crazy thing.’
The firefighter said his team quickly acquired “a lot of resources” as the devastating bushfires progressed.
Gibson was seen shaking hands with firefighters and first responders, apparently thanking them for their efforts in battling the devastating infernos that have killed at least 25 people and destroyed more than 12,000 buildings.
Mel Gibson walks with the remains of his destroyed Malibu home on Wednesday
The actor is seen shaking hands with firefighters who took him on a tour of the once luxurious neighborhood
Mel Gibson walks with firefighters through his Malibu neighborhood on Wednesday
Actor Mel Gibson rode through LA with a firefighter and NewsNation’s Brian Entin. “None of us were aware of the water problems with the reservoirs and everything, right,” the firefighter said
Gibson toured the burned remains of his Malibu home on Wednesday, where nearly everything was destroyed. He recalled returning to “nothing” in previous interviews
Gibson gave NewsNation’s Brian Entin a tour of the burned remains of his Malibu home, where almost everything was destroyed.
He recalled in previous interviews returning to “nothing” after his $14.5 million Malibu mansion burned down while he was filming a podcast with Joe Rogan in Texas.
During filming, Gibson said he knew his neighborhood was on fire and wondered if his house was still standing.
He added, “I was doing the Rogan podcast… And [I was] kind of awkward while we were talking because I knew my neighborhood was on fire so I thought I wonder if my house is still there.
‘But when I got home, it wasn’t there. I went home and said to myself: at least I won’t have to deal with those annoying sewer problems anymore.’
Gibson had theorized about it before Fox News with Laura Ingraham if the devastating fires were ‘commissioned’ to remove people from valuable property.
A photo taken by a drone shows an aerial view of a neighborhood destroyed by the Palisades wildfire in Malibu, California
The actor said he is ‘devastated’ that his home has been destroyed in the devastating fires
“I can come up with all kinds of horrible theories in my head, conspiracy theories and everything else, but it just seemed kind of convenient that there was no water,” Gibson said. “And that the wind conditions were good and that there are people willing and able to start fires.”
“I can come up with all kinds of horrible theories in my head, conspiracy theories and everything else, but it just seemed kind of convenient that there was no water,” Gibson said.
“And that the wind conditions were good and that there are people willing and able to start fires.”
‘I know they were missing with the water because for some reason they left the reserves. They’ve been doing that for a while. California has a lot of problems that boggle the mind as to why they do things.”
‘And then at events like this you think: is it on purpose? What, it’s crazy to think. But people start to wonder whether or not there is a goal in mind. What could it be? You know, what do they want? It’s empty? Don’t know.’
The firefighter said his team quickly acquired “a lot of resources” as the devastating bushfires progressed
The actor told Ingraham, “You always suspect this could happen.
“You think that the resources and capabilities of the men and women will be on standby, that they will be able to deal with any situation that arises, but apparently some people were sleeping on the job, especially our leaders there. ‘
“But you know, that’s something they have to live with – but that’s something the community has to live with, and it’s really sad.”
So far, at least 25 people have died as a result of the LA fires, and more than 180,000 people have been forced to evacuate.