Mel Gibson says Malibu home ‘burned to perfection’ in California wildfires

Mel GibsonHis house in Malibu is literally a pile of ash, and yet he has an incredibly light-hearted, positive attitude about it… and jokes that he’s “never seen a place burned so perfectly.”

Mel’s 6,500-square-foot home was burned in the Pacific Palisades Fire, which was fanned by 100 mph winds… while Mel was out of town. The actor/director spoke on News Nation Thursday evening about the disaster that struck while he was at it Joe Rogan‘s podcast.

He says he felt “uneasy because I knew my neighborhood was on fire” while talking to Rogan. He says the Santa Ana winds were just starting to pick up on Tuesday when he left for Texas, but you have to see him describe the devastation.

MG says, “You could put it in an urn” … referring to what’s left of his house — and when you see the video he took of the spot, we have to say: his description is spot on!

He says another fire happened within 200 yards of the house last month, but this time the wind created the perfect firestorm, which he says destroyed most of the homes in his neighborhood.

Mel says his incredible positivity comes from knowing his loved ones were not harmed in the fire, which reportedly killed at least ten people. Remarkably, he says a coop full of chickens on his property actually survived — or as he put it, “They weren’t roasted chickens.”

He lived in the house for about 15 years and says he’s lost a lot of “cool stuff” but knows he can replace it all. Despite the fire risk, he plans to clear and rebuild the lot “with beautiful ocean views.”