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A failed electrical circuit sparked a major fire Wednesday at a home along US 41 in Estero, displacing a family.
Fire officials got the call at 3:49 p.m. at the Covered Wagon Travel Trailer Park, causing a large road blockage along southbound US-41.
Marcela Medina lives at the home. She told NBC2 she got a call while at work her home was on fire, and immediately bolted out.
“I was in shock because I thought of the kids. Then I remembered I had left them at school in the morning, and I said, no the kids are not in the home,” Medina said. “I am devastated. I have nowhere to sleep, I don’t have my kids, where are they going to sleep?”
Fire officials told NBC2 the home is unlivable. The fire spread to a nearby billboard but did not spread to any other homes and was extinguished.
Medina’s husband and two kids, one 8-year-old and a 9-year-old were not at the home when it happened.
Medina said all of this happened during her son, Peter’s 8th birthday. Fighting tears, Medina said she did not know how to break the news to her children but is relieved everyone is alive.
“Thank God we don’t have lives to mourn, but little by little we are recovering,” Medina said. “I need help to find somewhere to live, clothes, whatever it is. We are left with what we are wearing,” Medina said.
Neighbors stood outside watching in terror as firefighters put the fire out, including 11-year-old Tyler Enloe. He is best friends with Peter, and spent countless memories at his friend’s home.
“I’m thinking, ‘Oh, I feel bad for Peter,'” Tyler said. “At least we had the memories, you know, that we had. It’s not all for a waste, but it would have been nice to have a couple more, you know?”
The family is staying at a hotel for two days until they get back on their feet. The Red Cross says it is also assisting the family.
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Source: nbc-2
