'Right now you're homeless': Family of four renting home loses everything in fire
Jul. 21—THREE
A family living in a home on
"It's all gone," said
The silver lining is that more than
"She was hysterical and told me the house was on fire,"
The whole back half of their house was engulfed in flames, and the house would remain on fire for nearly six hours after that. It was an older home with plank boards as the interior, which will trap flames inside the walls, ceilings and attic.
As the hours went by, all the family could do was watch, field calls from family and answer questions from a fire investigator.
"You're helpless and hopeless,"
The family had been living there for three years. It was their daughters' safe place that they never wandered too far from. Their kids are athletes and kept all their trophies, jerseys and shirts from competition inside. Now it is all destroyed.
The house would end up being demolished, and their living situation is a family member's cottage that has no kitchen or bathroom.
"It's a place to sleep,"
The Parker family has been in touch with the
Still, as they lost everything, there is still a strong support system around them.
"We're all strong,"
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