Fresno native and son lose home in Pacific Palisades fire

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Palisades Fire has scorched done much than 5,300 structures this week, including the location of a Fresno pistillate who had built a beingness with her lad successful Pacific Palisades.

Melissa Anna and her lad had a database acceptable with the items they needed to drawback earlier leaving their location during an emergency.

Both accidental it was surreal to battalion those indispensable items and travel consecutive to Fresno with loved ones.

For astir 20 years, Fresno autochthonal Melissa Anna called Pacific Palisades her home.

It was the assemblage wherever her teen lad Blake was calved and raised.

Now, her location is among the rows of rubble near down by the occurrence that raced done the country this week.

It's a devastating world Melissa says is taking clip to process.

"There are nary words. It's heartbreaking and gut-wrenching is the word," said Melissa.

Melissa says due to the fact that they've had adjacent calls before, they had a database acceptable with items they'd request to bring during an evacuation.

Blake did each the packing connected Tuesday afternoon, portion she rapidly drove to prime him up.

"I got successful earlier they closed access, Blake did a large occupation packing up the indispensable and successful 15 minutes we left," Melissa said.

They drove consecutive to Fresno to Melissa's parents' location - which she calls a blessing during this hard time.

"To beryllium capable to travel location and person our tremendously supportive household invited america successful and provender america and hug us," Melissa explained.

Melissa is inactive staying connected with friends and neighbors successful Pacific Palisades, experiencing the aforesaid nonaccomplishment and uncertainty astir what's next.

"We've each texted and shared pictures for security and accusation and it's conscionable incredibly bittersweet and devastating," she said.

Melissa and Blake anticipation to 1 time rebuild alongside their community.

For now, they program to cherish prime clip with family, each with a grateful heart.

"Balancing schoolhouse and trying to find normalcy but besides appreciating what we have."

The occurrence impacted Blake's school, but students volition proceed classes online adjacent week.

A GoFundMe has been acceptable up to assistance Melissa and her lad retrieve from the fire.

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