Steve Guttenberg returns to his Pacific Palisades neighborhood now charred by devastating wildfire

With homes smoldered, streets emptied and friends scattered by evacuation orders, Guttenberg counted himself among the fortunate. His property was miraculously spared. But the actor-producer still struggled to reconcile his relief with the haunting sight of his ravaged, once lavish community.

Guttenberg said he never expected all of this to happen. "It's like when someone dies suddenly. It's like when someone gets hit by a car. You never expect that to happen. That's how shocking it was."

During Guttenberg's stroll, it was an eerie scene with scorched palm trees, homes reduced to ash and rubble, and the daytime skies casted an ominous twilight over the devastation. He noted, 'I've seen people scared...people having anxiety and panic attacks.'

Read at ABC7 Los Angeles