U.S. swimmers Anthony Ervin, left, and Gary Hall Jr., center, who tied for the gold medal in the men's 50m freestyle, stand with Dutch swimmer Pieter van den Hoogenband, right, who won the bronze medal Friday, Sept. 22, 2000 at the Sydney International Aquatic Center during the Summer Olympics in Sydney. (AP Photo/David Longstreath) AP

Former U.S. Olympic swimmer Gary Hall Jr. detailed the “apocalyptic” devastation and his personal losses in the disastrous wildfires that continue to ravage Los Angeles. The 50-year-old athlete told the Sydney Morning Herald that the devouring fires destroyed his rented home in the Pacific Palisade s,

U.S. Olympic hero Gary Hall Jr. was among the thousands affected by the Palisades Fire, with the Olympian sharing he lost his 10 medals as a result of blaze that destroyed his home

"I’ll shift through the ash and see if the medals melted together. Will I be able to find anything worth saving? Probably not. I don’t know," Hall Jr. said