Pierce Brosnan’s home in Malibu was damaged by fire Wednesday night, according to Variety . Brosnan was home at the time and was photographed by local media speaking with fire crews. No injuries were reported and the damage was confined to the garage, The Telegraph stated.
Photos on social media show Brosnan looking stunned as the events unfolded. The blaze started at 9:48pm local time and was contained after about 40 minutes, according to The Los Angeles Times . Approximately 50 firefighters were on-scene.
Heavy smoke & fire last night from the garage of Pierce Brosnan’s Malibu home. No injuries. Damage to garage/bedroom. pic.twitter.com/aPwU4CgK4y
— Kenny Holmes (@KHOLMESlive) February 12, 2015
Malibu house belonging to actor Pierce Brosnan damaged by fire http://t.co/qPVZLmTwlI pic.twitter.com/26CnvFWuQg — ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) February 12, 2015
BREAKING: James Bond star Pierce Brosnan escapes blaze at his luxury Malibu mansion (video): http://t.co/Lhq9pDDODl pic.twitter.com/LWFCr9VDCK
— Mirror Celeb (@MirrorCeleb) February 12, 2015
PICTURED: It took 50 firefighters to put out a fire at Pierce Brosnan’s Malibu home last night http://t.co/xDV5KkoJtI pic.twitter.com/oNY6VjZMO9
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) February 12, 2015
PICTURED: Pierce Brosnan’s £6.5m Malibu mansion damaged by serious fire http://t.co/I7Pe5zSGE2 pic.twitter.com/yggX1hDvED
— 1001portails UK (@1001ptsUK) February 12, 2015
Pierce Brosnan lives in the Malibu home with his wife Keely Shaye Smith. Brosnan and Smith have two children together and were married in 2001. Brosnan has three children from his previous marriage to Cassandra Harris. That marriage ended with Harris’ death in 1991.
The actor, 61, is best known for his tenure as James Bond in the films Die Another Day , The World Is Not Enough and Golden Eye .
The Daily Mail posted a video of Brosnan talking to police outside his home. The video shows several officers and at least one fire truck.
The New York Daily News reported on an alleged video of the blaze posted to YouTube, but emphasized the video’s authenticity was not confirmed. The paper noted that, ironically, Brosnan had just appeared in a Kia Super Bowl ad, during which a cabin explodes. The ad is a parody of Brosnan’s action-hero past.
Brosnan is set to co-star with Owen Wilson in an action movie called No Escape . The film was first slated for March 6 release but has been pushed back to this fall. The movie was originally called The Coup but test audiences did not know what the word meant. Wilson plays an American businessman who finds himself in the middle of a political uprising in Southeast Asia. The film is directed by John Erick Dowdle.
[Pierce Brosnan image: Getty]
