Mel Gibson loses Malibu home in Los Angeles wildfires

Mel Gibson's home in Malibu burned down while the actor was in Austin for an interview with Joe Rogan. "I was kind of ill at ease while we were talking because I knew my neighborhood 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 have never seen a place so perfectly burn," Gibson said in a phone interview with Elizabeth Vargas from "NewsNation."

The "Mad Max" star had lived in the house for 15 years. It contained most of the star's memorabilia and personal belongings. "My place looked like Dresden. (…) It’s emotional. You know, I lived there for about 14, 15 years, so it was home to me, and I had a lot of personal things there that, you know, I can’t get back. All kinds of stuff. Everything from photographs to files to, you know, just personal things that I had from over the years, and clothing, and you know, cool stuff," the actor admitted.

Before leaving the house, the actor took care of his family. His wife, Rosalind Ross, and their son, Lars, were safe because they had left fire-threatened Los Angeles in advance, along with the chickens.

"But you know, hey, and that can all be replaced, these are only things, and the good news is that those in my family and those I love are all well and we’re all happy and healthy and out of harm’s way," Mel Gibson summarized.

Firefighters have been battling the Los Angeles blazes since January 7. The fire has already destroyed several neighborhoods, particularly Pacific Palisades. As a result of the raging fires, many Hollywood stars, including Anthony Hopkins, Paris Hilton, Adam Brody, Anna Faris, and John Goodman, have lost their homes.