United Kingdom, April 10 -- Cameron Mathison found losing his home in the Los Angeles wildfires "one of the hardest things" he's ever dealt with.

The 'General Hospital' actor - who split from wife Vanessa, the mother of his adult children Lucas and Leila, last July - was devastated when his house burned down in January because of all the memories the abode held, and also because of the impact on his family's dreams for the future.

He told 'Access Hollywood': "Every little single thing that I've ever owned, every piece of evidence of my life and my kids' lives, was lost in that house.

"I am fluctuating. There's lots to learn from this, and lots to be grateful for. And also, thinking about thousands of others going through the same thing...