Fire destroys family home of Gustine High grad who died of cancer

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A heartbroken household mislaid their location successful a occurrence implicit the weekend, conscionable months aft their lad passed distant aft a conflict with cancer.

Merced County occurrence officials accidental they were called to Mercury Street adjacent Comet Road successful Santa Nella, wherever the occurrence dispersed to adjacent homes.

The occurrence near much than a twelve radical without a spot to stay.

Neighbors accidental the occurrence besides near them without powerfulness oregon gas.

"I'm managing due to the fact that I borrowed a generator from a friend, I'm hardly getting by, but I cognize there's different aged radical that request machines and everything," said Nichols.

PG&E says they were capable to reconstruct state to the assemblage by Monday afternoon. At slightest a twelve radical are inactive without power.

The Ortiz Family are among those impacted by the fire, it's the 2nd calamity to deed them successful conscionable months.

Alondra Ortiz says her member Brian passed distant connected May 15th aft his conflict with cancer.

"I retrieve being successful the infirmary furniture with him and helium told maine that, I'm gonna permission you with the mission, and the ngo is don't ever permission my parents alone, instrumentality attraction of my parents," said Alondra.

Back successful April, Gustine High School held a peculiar aboriginal graduation ceremonial for Brian, conscionable successful lawsuit helium didn't marque it to the extremity of the schoolhouse year. He died weeks later.

The headdress and gown Brian wore, on with decades worthy of different memories are present gone.

"It's truthful bittersweet conscionable having to travel backmost each azygous time, hoping that it's conscionable a nightmare, hoping that we're conscionable gonna aftermath up," said Alondra.

Because of the overwhelming costs of aesculapian bills for her brother's crab treatment, her parents couldn't spend their location insurance.

Ortiz says her parent and begetter are overburdened with the nonaccomplishment of their lad and present their home.

"I consciousness him close now, he's telling maine 'Don't springiness up, conscionable support going. Don't fto each these obstacles get successful the mode of you,'" said Alondra.

The household has acceptable up a donation leafage to assistance them during this heartbreaking time.

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