The actor is in good spirits though, joking, "I went home and I said to myself, ‘Well at least I haven’t got any of those pesky plumbing problems anymore.'"

Wildfires are tearing through parts of Los Angeles, claiming at least 11 lives, destroying hundreds of structures, and forcing tens of thousands of residents to evacuate across the county.

Mel Gibson has revealed his Malibu home was destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires while he was in Austin, Texas, calling it 'devastating'