Clovis family devastated after fire destroys home

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- Jeanine Smith shared her heartbreak aft a occurrence consumed her family's location Friday night.

"They accidental location is wherever the bosom is, and my heart, and my mom's heart," Smith said, tears streaming down her face.

Four generations of Smith's household lived successful the location adjacent Gettysburg and Peach. She said she loved sitting connected the structure each time and is heartbroken that her aboriginal plans volition present person to change.

"We were gonna get a structure swing, 'cause erstwhile it's cool, it's truthful bully and the trees are shady, you know," she said.

Smith said she ne'er imagined thing truthful horrifying could hap to her family.

"I'm homeless, and it's truly scary, you know. It's precise scary," said Smith.

The Clovis Fire Department said the flames started successful a neighbor's backyard and rapidly dispersed aft 9 p.m. Friday.

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Crews from Fresno and Sanger assisted arsenic firefighters faced respective challenges.

"There was a batch of writer and a batch of vehicles. There were astir apt astir 8 to 9 cars that were damaged successful the backmost - astir apt astir 5 boats and a mates of trailers. So that each fueled this fire, positive the upwind pushing everything toward the structure," said Clovis Fire Chief Chris Ekk.

As Clovis Fire continues to analyse what sparked the blaze, Smith says 1 of the adjacent steps is telling 89-year-old mother, who is presently successful the hospital, that their household location is gone.

As the section continues to analyse the origin of the blaze, Smith said 1 of the hardest parts volition beryllium telling her 89-year-old mother, who is presently successful the hospital, that their household location is gone.

"I'm precise acrophobic due to the fact that the lone happening she wanted to bash was travel location to her home, and she doesn't person a location to travel location to," Smith said.

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