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PASADENA, California ( KCAL, KCBS ) -- After losing their Pasadena home in the Eaton Fire, Jun Li Lujan and her husband were among the first to finish rebuilding their home and move back in time for Thanksgiving.

"I'm a fighter," Lujan said. "I fight back to my house."

She's thankful not only for a new home but also for a new beginning. Lujan's rebuilding process in the fire zone was made a lot easier thanks to her expertise as a home builder and designer.

It has not been as smooth for many others. Los Angeles County's recovery dashboard shows that officials have received more than 2,400 rebuilding applications, 367 of which are under construction. Other than Lujan's, only one other home has finished rebuilding.

Lujan said she designed her home t

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