Popular sitcom star’s home goes up in flames

Actor John Galecki, star of the popular US sitcom The Big Bang Theory, is reportedly distraught after watching his home in San Luis Obispo, California go up in flames.

Bushfires ran through the area which saw the 42-year-old’s home, located roughly 300 kilometres from Los Angeles, swallowed by the uncontrollable inferno.

Local officials estimated that nearly 250 people in the region had to be evacuated from their homes as bushfires left the region absolutely devastated.

Our thoughts are with the actor as he tries to come to terms with the disaster.