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A man sits on a bike with his toddler asleep in front of him, a fire plane soaring over a billow of smoke in the background
Joel House and his daughter leave their LA home on a pushbike. (Supplied: Joel House)

A woman cries in a vacant lot
Maria House surveys what is left of her burned-out home. (ABC News: Kathryn Diss)

A burned out house
Joel and Maria lost their home to the LA fires. (ABC News: Kathryn Diss )
A man stands in a burned out house
Joel House and his wife Maria moved to LA to chase their American dream. (ABC News: Kathryn Diss)
A little pink tricycle among rubble
The Houses fled with only their passports and a few keepsakes. (ABC News: Kathryn Diss )
A woman crouches among the rubble of her house
"The best word would be despair," Maria House says of their loss. (ABC News: Kathryn Diss)

A couple with their arms around each other
The Houses have vowed to rebuild their home in LA. (ABC News: Kathryn Diss)

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