A British expat family living the “American dream” have described their devastation of losing their business to the southern California wildfires. Mandy and Raymond Church moved to Los Angeles from South Ruislip, in west London, in 1985 and have spent the last 40 years building their plumbing business in Pacific Palisades. At least 25 people have been killed and thousands of homes and businesses have been destroyed in a series of wildfires that started in the Los Angeles area on Tuesday January 7. Watch more on Independent TV: https://tinyurl.com/yc7ukx9n The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent Find us on social: TikTok / https://www.tiktok.com/@independent Instagram / https://www.instagram.com/the.independent/ X (Twitter) / https://twitter.com/Independent Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/TheIndependentOnline Download the iOS & Android app: https://tinyurl.com/2s3ts5dh Sign up to our newsletters: https://tinyurl.com/2bmw565x Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust: https://www.independent.co.uk/donations

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