Mel Gibson examines the rubble of the $14.5 million Malibu mansion destroyed by Palisades Fire

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A heartbreaking homecoming.

Mel Gibson visited the rubble of his $14.5 million Malibu mansion Wednesday, a week after it burned down in the Palisades fire.

The actor, 69, was escorted through his neighborhood in a fire truck and then surveyed the damage to his home of 15 years.

Mel Gibson visits his house destroyed by the Palisades Fire. REAR GRID
Gibson at his Malibu mansion. REAR GRID
Gibson toured his neighborhood after the Palisades fire. REAR GRID

He was photographed shaking hands with the firefighters and thanking them for their efforts in fighting the many fires.

Gibson, who was dressed in a blue flannel shirt, jeans and a black hat, found an end table in the rubble, which he took with him, according to TMZ.

Gibson was joined a NewsNation reporter and California First Responders for a trip where they toured the destroyed Los Angeles properties.

Gibson, where his Malibu home once stood. REAR GRID
Gibson by the remains of his home in Malibu. REAR GRID
Gibson salutes the Malibu firefighters. REAR GRID
Gibson with first responders in Malibu. REAR GRID
Gibson visits his home that was destroyed. REAR GRID

The “Mad Max” star asked one of the first responders if they knew the “reservoir was empty,” to which the firefighter replied that the fire crew ran out of water “pretty quickly.”

“It is not uncommon for us to lose water in our firefight. It’s just that early in the game was surprising,” the fireman explained.

Gibson replied: “Because yeah, there wasn’t. And no one told you? That’s crazy.”

Gibson’s house before the fires. HUGE
Gibson’s house before it was destroyed. HUGE
Gibson’s home destroyed by the Palisades fire. HUGE

Gibson’s house was vandalized last week while he was on Joe Rogan’s podcast.

The “Patriot” actor blasted California Gov. Gavin Newsom over his handling of the crisis during his interview with Rogan, 57.

“We were just talking about the wildfire situation and how crazy is it that they spent $24 billion last year on the homeless and what did they spend on preventing these wildfires?” Rogan asked.

Gibson’s home was destroyed in the Palisades fire. HUGE
The remains of Gibson’s mansion. HUGE

“Zero,” Gibson replied. “Zip.”

“In 2019, I think Newsom said, you know, ‘I’m going to take care of the forest and maintain the forest,’ and do all those kinds of things,” Gibson said on the podcast. “He didn’t do anything.”

Gibson later spoke with NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” and said he “was a little uncomfortable” while doing Rogan’s show because he knew his neighborhood was “soft.”

Gibson on Joe Rogan’s podcast. PowerfulJRE

“But when I got home, it wasn’t there,” he said. “I’ve never seen a place so perfectly burned.”

“There were a dozen or so places that were just non-existent. So nothing but a chimney and a couple of roof tiles, and you don’t dare go around for the seams and everything. The vehicles were gone, everything,” Gibson added.

The remains of Gibson’s home in Malibu. HUGE
Gibson’s home in Malibu after the Palisades fire. HUGE
What’s left of Gibson’s house. HUGE

The “Braveheart” star confirmed that several neighbors also lost their homes — including fellow actor Ed Harris.

“My place looked like Dresden,” he said. “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 things. Everything from photographs to files to, you know, just personal stuff that I had from over the years and clothes and, you know, cool stuff.”

Gibson in 2017. WireImage

Other celebrities who have lost their homes in the wildfires include Eugene Levy, Miles Teller, Paris Hilton, Adam Brody and Leighton Meester, Anthony Hopkins, John Goodman, Mandy Moore, Joshua Jackson, Tina Knowles, Milo Ventimiglia, Billy Crystal and Candy Spelling .

As of Thursday morning, the Palisades fire has killed at least nine people and spread across 23,000 acres. It is 22% contained.