Actress Jennifer Garner says she feels "almost guilty" in her own home amid destruction caused by the wildfires in Southern California.

Jennifer Garner is mourning the devastation in her Pacific Palisades, Calif. community amid the Los Angeles wildfires. The actress has been volunteering with Chef Jose Andres' World Central Kitchen amid the fires.

Garner was pictured chatting with other volunteers and stopped to take a selfie with those who came out to the food truck to receive a meal. Dressed casually for the occasion in jeans, a zip-up sweatshirt and baseball cap,

Garner, who has lived in and around the Pacific Palisades for 25 years, says her heart “bleeds” for her friends.

The number of fatalities among residents of several districts in Los Angeles, which have been ravaged by fires for a week, is increasing. Jennifer Garner has now revealed that she lost a friend in the fire that destroyed Pacific Palisades,

West Virginia native, now Los Angeles resident, Jennifer Garner has opened up to news outlets, about the loss of a friend in the devastating fires that affected the Palisades and Eaton neighborhoods.

California is currently witnessing widespread destruction in the wake of wildfires spreading throughout the LA area. At the time of writing, as per NBC, 16 people have been announced dead and a further 13 are reported missing and thousands of acres of land have been destroyed.