'It's like a war zone': Gerard Butler films the devastation around his smoldering neighborhood after a deadly California wildfire tore through the area

  • The actor filmed the devastation on Saturday as he drove through Point Dume  
  • Butler said the area was 'like a war zone' as he walked in the backyards of homes 
  • In the video, Butler is heard saying: 'Every house after a certain point is gone'

Gerard Butler filmed the devastation around his smoldering neighborhood just a day after a horrifying California wildfire tore through the area.

Butler, whose home was only partially destroyed, was driving around Point Dume on Saturday when he captured the destruction his community in two videos. 

'It's like a war zone,' Butler tells viewers as he surveys the area. 'Every house after a certain point is gone.'

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Butler filmed the devastation around his smoldering neighborhood just a day after a horrifying California wildfire tore through the area

Gerard Butler filmed the devastation around his smoldering neighborhood just a day after a horrifying California wildfire tore through the area

Butler, whose home was only partially destroyed, was driving around Point Dume on Saturday when he captured the destruction his community in two videos

Butler, whose home was only partially destroyed, was driving around Point Dume on Saturday when he captured the destruction his community in two videos

'It's like a war zone,' Butler tells viewers as he surveys the area. 'Every house after a certain point is gone'

'It's like a war zone,' Butler tells viewers as he surveys the area. 'Every house after a certain point is gone'

'What a difference a day can make to a community,' the actor says as he walks into a backyard of a home. Butler shared the videos on Instagram on Monday afternoon

'What a difference a day can make to a community,' the actor says as he walks into a backyard of a home. Butler shared the videos on Instagram on Monday afternoon

'What a difference a day can make to a community,' the actor says as he walks into a backyard of a home. 

Butler shared the videos on Instagram on Monday afternoon.  

'My heart aches for all those who lost their homes and their lives in California. A lot of people lost everything and will have to rebuild from scratch,' he wrote in the caption. 

'I am ok and so grateful for all of the well wishes,' Butler said before encouraging others to donate to a GoFundMe account that has been set up to help people across California affected by the fires. 

Miley Cyrus, Robin Thicke, and Camille Grammer Meyer of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills were among those whose Malibu homes were destroyed in the Woolsey fire.

Meanwhile the Kardashian clan, Simon Cowell, Will Smith, Lady Gaga and Martin Sheen were among other those who had to evacuate the star-studded Malibu and Calabasas areas. 

Butler's video was shared shortly after two new wildfires broke out in Southern California on Monday as the state continues to fight back blazes that have left 31 dead and wreaked havoc for days. 

Firefighters were already battling the deadly Woolsey fire, which has killed two people and is only 20 per cent contained, as well as the Hill fire when two new blazes suddenly sparked. 

Butler's video was shared shortly after two new wildfires broke out in Southern California on Monday as the state continues to fight back blazes that have left 31 dead and wreaked havoc for days

Butler's video was shared shortly after two new wildfires broke out in Southern California on Monday as the state continues to fight back blazes that have left 31 dead and wreaked havoc for days

The Peak fire was seen burning right by the 118 Freeway in Simi Valley. It was reported around 10.30am and at least 105 acres have been burned. Pictured is the Peak fire on California State Route 118

The Peak fire was seen burning right by the 118 Freeway in Simi Valley. It was reported around 10.30am and at least 105 acres have been burned. Pictured is the Peak fire on California State Route 118

The Lynn fire broke out in Thousand Oaks, which is still reeling from a horrific mass shooting that took 12 lives last week. 

It burned five acres as of Monday morning but the Ventura County Fire Department said the threat to nearby structures was 'diminishing' as firefighters were able to 'get a handle' on the flames, according to LAist

By 11.45am officials said surrounding homes were not under threat and that the fire was holding.   

Meanwhile, a new blaze dubbed the Peak fire was seen burning right by the 118 Freeway in Simi Valley. It was reported around 10.30am and at least 105 acres have been burned. 

Fire crews said they stopped forward progress of the flames around 1pm.   

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'It's like a war zone': Gerard Butler films the devastation around his smoldering neighborhood 

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