Powerball winner Edwin Castro's multi-million dollar Malibu getaway was destroyed in the horrific Palisades fire, reducing his once luxurious digs to a pile of ash.
Concrete pillars and smoldering wood were all that remained of Mr. Castro's $3.8 million mansion after a deadly fire ravaged the area, photos obtained by the Post revealed.
The destroyed Malibu residence was one of several homes Castro purchased after winning a historic $2.04 billion prize in November 2022.
The 31-year-old bought the beachfront property through an LLC in 2023 after hitting the jackpot. The US Sun reported.
Mr. Castro's home on the scenic Pacific Coast Highway was not the only one destroyed; the fire also destroyed most of the structures along Big Rock Beach.
The Pacific Ocean, once blocked by the many homes lining the scenic road, is now clearly visible from Big Rock Beach and the Pacific Coast Highway.
After winning the prize, Mr. Castro's huge spending spree began with a secret vacation to Fiji with friends, before he was revealed to be the lucky winner.
He chose a more modest lump sum option of $997.6 million.
He has since expanded his extensive car collection and purchased at least three vacation homes in the Los Angeles area.
Mr. Castro's real estate portfolio totals an astonishing $76 million, including a $25.5 million property in the Hollywood Hills, a $4 million Japanese-style mansion in Altadena for his parents, and a $47 million mansion in Bel Air. The Post previously reported that.
The Palisades Fire, which was first reported Tuesday morning in the Topanga State Park area of Los Angeles, has taken approximately 20,000 acres of land in the Pacific Palisades, West Los Angeles, and Malibu areas.
Crews have only contained 6% of the fire, which has killed at least two people and destroyed more than 10,000 structures, including the homes of various celebrities.
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Santa Ana's hurricane-force winds added fuel to the fire that battered drought-stricken Southern California.
On Thursday, the Los Angeles County Coroner reported at least 10 fire-related deaths.
The Eaton Fire has burned 13,690 acres in Pasadena and Altadena, killing at least five people.
There has been no progress in containing the deadly fire since it broke out on Tuesday night.
