The most expensive home in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, and one of the most expensive homes in the United States, was destroyed as wildfires raged across large areas of Los Angeles.. Daily Mail writes about this.

The massive $125 million mansion is now a smoldering shell, with exposed beams and piles of rubble where once magnificent gardens once stood..

The 18-bedroom home, owned by 29-year-old Luminar Technologies executive Austin Russell, was available for rent when the fire started for a staggering $450,000 a month.

In 2023, the futuristic building played a starring role in the acclaimed HBO series Descendants, where it became the center of attention, playing out as the luxurious abode that housed the Roy siblings in Season 4.

The Palisades Fire, which has destroyed large swathes of the Pacific Palisades and Malibu areas, continues to rage and is only 8% contained so far..

The fire has already destroyed more than 10,000 buildings, killed at least 16 people, and reduced historic landmarks like the Topanga Ranch Motel, once owned by politician and newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, to rubble..

The now-destroyed home of tech mogul Austin Russell is one of the most famous estates destroyed by fire.. It made headlines in 2021 when he bought it back for $83 million.

Austin Russell initially kept his identity secret, and early reports of the mega-mansion's sale called him a "

He is one of the youngest members of the world's ultra-wealthy group and became a billionaire at the age of 25 after taking Luminar Technologies public in 2020..

The entrepreneur founded the company in 2012 when he was just 17 years old, and after graduating from high school the following year, he studied at Stanford for three months before leaving to focus on business. His company specializes in lidar and machine perception devices, technologies that have made self-driving cars possible..

Before the fire, this stunning home had 18 bedrooms and six bathrooms, as well as a "

The garden patio, which offers breathtaking ocean views, is the backdrop for many scenes featuring the Roy siblings: Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Shiva (Sarah Snook).

There was a temperature-controlled wine cellar in the basement, a retractable roof " The outdoor swimming pool, once the centerpiece of the garden, is now a charred wooden pit filled with murky black water.. And nothing remains of the famously exquisite interior - not even the retinal scanner installed outside the master bedroom.

The futuristic four-story building collapsed and its famous terrace was reduced to rubble, along with two shelters.. A modern car gallery with a record player, which also served as a ballroom, also burned down..

The loss of the sprawling Succession mansion comes as officials in Los Angeles grapple with why a critical reservoir that supplied water to the Pacific Palisades area was emptied during the fire..

Embattled Mayor Karen Bass also faces questions about why fire hydrants in the area failed early Wednesday morning when the fire started, as well as her decision to cut funding for the Los Angeles Fire Department by 17.5.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has also come under fire in the wake of the fire, with his decision to cut $101 million in wildfire relief funding last June now causing widespread outrage..

Along with the Palisades fire, five other fires are still burning in the greater Los Angeles area, only two of which—the Lydia and Hearst fires—are more than 70 percent contained.

The latest fire, dubbed the Archer Fire, broke out in northern Los Angeles County early Friday morning, January 10, and is still zero percent contained..

Let's remember that Focus previously wrote about how Hollywood stars are fleeing devastating fires in expensive hotels.