A reporter for ABC News who covers fires in Los Angeles reveals that a recently purchased dream home in Palisades was destroyed by fire

A reporter for ABC News who covers fires in Los Angeles reveals that a recently purchased dream home in Palisades was destroyed by fire

Zohreen Shah and her husband Rishi Shah spent just one night in their coastal home before losing it to the wildfires.

Flames from a brush fire pushed by gusting Santa Ana winds approach homes on January 7, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California.

An ABC News reporter who covered multiple wildfires throughout her career is now sharing her story after losing her home to the Palisades Fire.

Zohreen Shah, a Los Angeles-based correspondent, is putting the pieces of her life back together after the home she recently purchased with her husband Rishi Shah burned down in the Pacific Palisades Fire. “I lost my home in the fires. It’s a total loss,” she began as the caption to a heart-breaking Instagram post shared over the weekend.

In the joint carousel with her spouse, Zohreen showed the aftermath of the devastation. The first photo was just a shell of what used to be.

“We started moving in last week. Over and over, I told Rishi I couldn’t believe this sanctuary was ours. We spent one night there. Just one,” the journalist said.A second image gave a glimpse of what the modern, coastal property looked like before the wildfires ravaged the area beginning Tuesday, Jan. 7.