Mel Gibson takes news crew to rubble of $14.5M Malibu mansion destroyed by Palisades Fire after ripping into Gov. Newsom

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$14.5 million Malibu mansion on Wednesday, one week after it was burnt down in the Palisades Fire.The actor, 69, was escorted through his neighborhood in a firetruck and then surveyed the devastating damage done to his home that he lived in for 15 years.He was photographed shaking hands with the firefighters and thanked them for for their efforts in battling the multiple blazes.Gibson, who was dressed in a blue flannel shirt, jeans and a black hat, found an end table in the rubble that he took with him, according to TMZ.

Gibson was joined by a NewsNation reporter and California first responders for a ride-along where they toured the destroyed Los Angeles properties.

The “Mad Max” star asked one of the first responders if they knew that “the reservoir was empty,” to which the firefighter responded that the fire crew ran out of water “fairly quickly.”“It’s not uncommon for us to lose water in our firefight.

It’s just that early in the game was surprising,” the firefighter explained.Gibson replied, “Because yeah, it wasn’t there. And no one told you?