Mourners gather for candlelight tribute for family of five in Porterville

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KFSN) -- "I haven't stopped crying since I recovered out," said Helen Sucrese.

On Wednesday, friends gathered astatine the tract wherever a household of 5 mislaid their lives aft a occurrence ripped done this trailer successful Porterville precocious Sunday night.

Just steps from the devastation radiance candles flicking successful the wind, on with balloons, and photos of tiny lives lost.

The victims see 18-month-old William, 2-year-old Buckley, 3-year-old Charlie and 5-year-old Ruby.

"Every morning, Monday done Friday, I would get up with the kids, travel over, get them acceptable for the day, and I would get kisses and hugs," said Sucrese.

In the midst of her grief, she is holding onto those mornings she spent with the children she said she cared for similar her own.

Children, including the oldest, Ruby, who had conscionable started Kindergarten this year.

"She was conscionable afloat of joy. Every morning, I would get her moving to me, saying, 'Auntie Helen, tin you assistance maine get dressed? Auntie Helen tin you prime up my clothes?," said Sucrese.

To Buckley, who precocious learned to walk.

"The blessed grin that helium would springiness maine each morning. I enactment a motortruck connected his balloon due to the fact that it was his favourite motortruck astatine my house. Ruby, I enactment sunglasses connected due to the fact that she wore those to my location constantly," remembers Sucrese.

To the youngest baby, William.

"He was conscionable a joy."

Now the assemblage awaits the time erstwhile they tin laic these precious lives to rest.

Until then, Sucrese volition cherish what was.

"It was conscionable immoderate of the champion memories of my life."

The Porterville Fire Department says the probe could instrumentality weeks to find the origin of the fire.

No connection yet connected erstwhile the ceremonial services volition beryllium held for the family.

Friends of the victims inquire that donations beryllium straight made to the Porterville Funeral Home and Cremation Center.

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