Devastated ABC news reporter lost 'dream home' in LA fires just one night after she moved in
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An ABC news reporter spent just one night in her 'dream home' before it burned down in the devastating Los Angeles fires. Over the weekend, Zohreen Shah, a Los Angeles-based correspondent, opened up about her story of loss after the Palisades Fire burned down her newly-purchased house.
![[Alongside photos of their 'sanctuary' and the ruins that remains, the reporter described the heartbreaking loss as she made note of how much she sacrificed just to save up for the down payment]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/15/05/94109733-14286365-image-a-38_1736919806967.jpg)
In a joint Instagram post with her husband Rishi Shah, she reflected on how they just closed on the coastal property less than a month ago and had just started moving in. She explained that they spent only one night in their house, which they spent six years looking for until they finally found the 'perfect' one, before it burned down.
![[In a joint Instagram post with her husband Rishi Shah, she reflected on how they just closed on the coastal property less than a month ago and had just started moving in]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/15/05/94109745-14286365-image-m-48_1736920585617.jpg)
Alongside photos of their 'sanctuary' and the ruins that remains, the reporter described the heartbreaking loss as she made note of how much she sacrificed just to save up for the down payment. She pointed out how much hard work she put into achieving her 'dream of having what my parents didn't have' because her mother and father never owned a home.
![[She explained that they spent only one night in their house, which they spent six years looking for until they finally found the 'perfect' one, before it burned down]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/15/05/94109741-14286365-image-a-36_1736919792805.jpg)
An ABC news reporter spent just one night in her 'dream home' before it burned down in the devastating Los Angeles fires . Over the weekend, Zohreen Shah, a Los Angeles-based correspondent, opened up about her story of loss after the Palisades Fire burned down her newly-purchased house.
![[She explained that she and her husband finally found the coastal property in November and closed on it over the holiday season on Christmas Eve]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/15/05/94109737-14286365-image-a-37_1736919797807.jpg)
'I lost my home in the fires. It's a total loss,' she wrote in the caption of a joint Instagram post with her husband Rishi Shah as she shared photos of the ruins of what used to be their 'dream home.'. She explained that she and her husband finally found the coastal property in November and closed on it over the holiday season on Christmas Eve.
![[They had just moved in before the fire burned down their new home in the Pacific Palisades. She said she was 'so proud' that she saved enough for the down payment after sacrificing traveling and having children]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/15/05/94109729-14286365-image-a-39_1736919821320.jpg)
