Insurance costs in one of the most expensive U.S. neighborhoods are relatively low Tight regulations keep prices down but discourage insurers Insurance costs more in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward Jan 9 - The Pacific Palisades area ravaged by wildfires in Los Angeles is one of the most expensive neighborhoods in the U.

Ex-U.S. Olympic swimmer Gary Hall Jr. fled his Pacific Palisades home with his dog and three other items. He was unable to go back for his 10 medals, which were lost in the fire.

The Sydney Morning Herald that the home he rented in Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades neighborhood was one of the many structures that burned when the Palisades Fire tore through the area this week. The fire “was worse than any apocalypse movie you’ve ever seen and 1000 times worse,

Gary Hall Jr., a former U.S. Olympic swimmer, says he is among those who lost everything in the Palisades wildfire. “It was worse than any apocalypse movie you’ve ever seen and 1,000 times worse,” Hall Jr.