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Hello,
first, thank you for taking the time to read this and consider helping.
My my name is Jenna, I am a single mom of two toddlers, Grayson who is 3 and Ember who is 1.
Yesterday, June 10, 2018 the mobile home we rent went up in flames.
I currently commute 2.5 hours each way to work just to be able to afford a roof over our head and with this crazy tragedy we are hoping to find a new place to live relatively soon so I can continue to work.
My kids were napping inside inside when I heard water running from the closet of the bathroom, thinking the laundry room pipe burst (other side of that wall) I went to check and it was fine... but I still heard water. I opened the back door to the entire side of the house in flames.
The cause has not been confirmed yet but it is believed to possibly be caused by the water heater malfunctioning and sparking up.
I immediately tried to grab the hose and put out the water when I wasn’t able to do so I screamed for my neighbors to go get my babies.
At this point the flames had blocked the door I came out of and I was spraying with the neighbors hose as they were breaking down the locked front door to get my babies out. We both got inside at the same time and they got my kids.
I was able to get out my kids memory boxes containing their first outfit and ultrasound photos and my computer before I went back to fighting the blaze with a garden hose along with 3 other neighbors and their hoses but it was in the insulation in the ceiling already.
When the fire department arrived the roof ended up caving in. They were able to get out my small safe containing birth certificates and everything else they say is a total loss.
I am currently finishing the day with a strangers shoes (after paramedics had to pull thorns out of my feet) and a strangers shirt. I had a sports bra and an old ratty pair of leggings on.
My daughter (1) has a small cut on her face and I have some first degree burns but nothing incredibly life threatening.
My kids have the clothes on their backs and anything I may have laying around my car since the last time I cleaned it out.
Prayers would be the most appreciated thing you can do, but if you can help with keeping a roof over our heads until we find a long term solution, that would be very appreciated.
red cross is involved and gave us 2 nights in a hotel and some extra money for immediate needs like toiletries and diapers. (We lost my entrie cloth diaper stash)
bless you for reading our story, and thank you for anything you can do.
first, thank you for taking the time to read this and consider helping.
My my name is Jenna, I am a single mom of two toddlers, Grayson who is 3 and Ember who is 1.
Yesterday, June 10, 2018 the mobile home we rent went up in flames.
I currently commute 2.5 hours each way to work just to be able to afford a roof over our head and with this crazy tragedy we are hoping to find a new place to live relatively soon so I can continue to work.
My kids were napping inside inside when I heard water running from the closet of the bathroom, thinking the laundry room pipe burst (other side of that wall) I went to check and it was fine... but I still heard water. I opened the back door to the entire side of the house in flames.
The cause has not been confirmed yet but it is believed to possibly be caused by the water heater malfunctioning and sparking up.
I immediately tried to grab the hose and put out the water when I wasn’t able to do so I screamed for my neighbors to go get my babies.
At this point the flames had blocked the door I came out of and I was spraying with the neighbors hose as they were breaking down the locked front door to get my babies out. We both got inside at the same time and they got my kids.
I was able to get out my kids memory boxes containing their first outfit and ultrasound photos and my computer before I went back to fighting the blaze with a garden hose along with 3 other neighbors and their hoses but it was in the insulation in the ceiling already.
When the fire department arrived the roof ended up caving in. They were able to get out my small safe containing birth certificates and everything else they say is a total loss.
I am currently finishing the day with a strangers shoes (after paramedics had to pull thorns out of my feet) and a strangers shirt. I had a sports bra and an old ratty pair of leggings on.
My daughter (1) has a small cut on her face and I have some first degree burns but nothing incredibly life threatening.
My kids have the clothes on their backs and anything I may have laying around my car since the last time I cleaned it out.
Prayers would be the most appreciated thing you can do, but if you can help with keeping a roof over our heads until we find a long term solution, that would be very appreciated.
red cross is involved and gave us 2 nights in a hotel and some extra money for immediate needs like toiletries and diapers. (We lost my entrie cloth diaper stash)
bless you for reading our story, and thank you for anything you can do.