Sandra Lee feels ‘guilty’ as her Malibu home survives LA fires after she told fans it had burned down

MALIBU, CALIFORNIA: Sandra Lee has opened up about her Malibu home Avalon surviving the destructive Palisades Fire along with the guilt she feels.

Notably, Lee shared a photo on Instagram on Monday, January 13, where she is seen standing in front of her house. The cookbook author and TV host has been sharing updates since January 8 when she first thought that her house had burned down.

Sandra Lee feels 'guilty' as her Malibu home survives LA fires

Sandra Lee, 58, captioned her Instagram post, "I was able to go to Malibu late yesterday. It is with a heavy heart for my local community, yet the most shocked and grateful heart I share my home, Avalon, still stands."

She added, "I could not believe my eyes to be one of 10 in my neighborhood of homes still there. I do not know how. I can only assume it was the quick action of our firefighters."

Lee was in "total disbelief" after finding out her home was still standing since the Palisades Fire engulfed parts of Malibu.

She wrote, "I feel guilty for being a part of a bubble of these homes spared. I have such sadness for the people who have lost their lives, and I grieve for the families who have lost their loved ones."

Lee continued, "There are no words to express my emotion as these fires still burn out of control. My heart remains with everyone in Los Angeles, my numerous neighbors, and my two most wonderful girlfriends whose homes are gone."

She ended her post by thanking the firefighters and other first responders who worked to protect Los Angeles from the fires.

Lee mentioned, "I hope you join me today to say a prayer for LA and our communities. Thank you for keeping all of us in your thoughts. For me, I will thank God every day."

Sandra Lee believed her house had burned down in LA wildfires

Earlier, on January 8, Sandra Lee heroically pledged to restore her Malibu residence after she thought it had been ravaged by the Palisades wildfire.

The TV host and cookbook author posted an emotional update on the condition of her house on Instagram amid the catastrophic losses that residents of southern California faced due to the wildfires, per Daily Mail.

She informed her followers that she had shifted to a hotel after revealing that her house was in danger of being burned down by wildfires in Los Angeles.

An emotional Lee began her video and said, "Good morning, thank you for all your well wishes. I'm in a hotel. I don't have a home anymore. My house is gone. It's literally gone. I've been crying all night. Thank God everybody is safe."

Lee broke down in tears as she reflected on the things she had lost in the wildfires.

She continued, "I don't know what to say, I don't know how to compartmentalize this, I don't know what to do. All my stuff, all the last five years of my life. The only thing I can do is go to work, and I'm going to go to work today."

She asserted, "I’m gonna rebuild it I think, I don’t know how."

Lee captioned her video, "For all your prayers-Thank you. I’m trying to process all this… I am truly grateful we are all safe. My house is gone-I cried all night and thought about every room, nook, and cranny. It was perfection and now it’s just Ash."

"Please keep our community, the firefighters and the first responders in your prayers. This is not over-not even close," she concluded.