Mel Gibson house Malibu: Hollywood actor spotted touring remains of burnt down $14.5m mansion ravaged by LA fires

Gibson, 69, surveyed his home for the first time on Wednesday (15 January), revealing now 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 neighbourhood in a firetruck and then walked the grounds where his $14.5million residence once stood.

He told NewsNation: “Obviously, it's kind of devastating. It's emotional. I had a lot of personal things there that, you know, I can't get back.”

Gibson’s home burnt down while he was away recording a podcast interview with Joe Rogan. He said: “I was doing the Rogan podcast, I was kind of ill at ease while we were talking because I knew my neighbourhood was on fire, so I thought ‘I wonder if my place is still there’, but when I got home, sure enough, it wasn’t there.

“I’ve never seen such a complete burn, it is obviously devastating, it’s emotional. You live there for a long time, and you had all your stuff. I lived there for about 14, 15 years so it was home to me.”

During the podcast interview, Gibson expressed frustration at the city’s response to the wildfires which has seen criticism aimed at governor of California Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass. Gibson said Mr Newsom “didn’t do anything” to help address underlying environmental issues which have remained a problem in southern California for many years.

Gibson was seen shaking hands with firefighters and first responders, seemingly thanking them for their efforts battling the devastating infernos that have killed at least 25 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures. The actor is just one of dozens of celebrities who have lost their multi-million-dollar homes in the fires, including Paris Hilton, Eugene Levy, Miles Teller, Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, and Candy Spelling, among others.