Dallas man reflects on devastating loss as Pacific Palisades fire destroys family home

DALLAS — “It was like watching a movie and I don’t think it will hit me until I go,” said Ryan Akins, looking down at the pictures of what’s left of his family’s home of nearly 50 years.

Akins lives in Dallas now but grew up in the Pacific Palisades community. His parents lived in a ranch-style home there for nearly 50 years.

“Watching the news it just got worse and worse and it just got scarier and scarier and then we saw a map of the area and where it was spreading and started to really get concerned,” said Akins…

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