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Small Fire In City Easily Contained
posted (November 20, 2012)
And while those families are homeless, another family has been devastated by a fire which destroyed their home on Central American Boulevard at around 11 o'clock today.

The fire, which spread from the house at the front, caught on to the house at the back, but fortunately, the officials were able to get it under control before it destroyed that second house completely.

7News arrived on the scene shortly after, and we spoke to the home owner off-camera. Here's what she told us about her experience in which she hurt herself while trying to escape the flames which have now left her homeless:

Daniel Ortiz
"Tell us a little bit about what you know of the actual thing, were you inside?"

Fire Victim
"Yes sir I am inside and I was lying down in my room and when I got up and I came outside then I saw the fire. I threw water on the fire that I had upstairs then afterwards they came to help me. They took out the little girl that I was babysitting and then then told me to jump but I didn't want to jump. When I jump my foot got hook up on the house and then someone hold me so as to not fall."

Daniel Ortiz
"So you are in pain right now?"

Fire Victim
"My foot is hurting me right now."

Daniel Ortiz
"Do you know where the fire actually started?"

Fire Victim
"No sir."

Daniel Ortiz
"Did it start from your house and spread to the yellow house?"

Fire Victim
"Yes sir."

Daniel Ortiz
"Right now are you going to go to the hospital with the guys from the paramedic?"

Fire Victim
"Yes sir."

Daniel Ortiz
"With your foot right now, are you even able to walk?"

Fire Victim
"When the firemen came they help me, they put me here to sit down."

Daniel Ortiz
"Ma'am, you lost everything in that fire, how much do you estimate in your total belongings did you think you lost?"

Fire Victim
"I am not really sure; you will have to ask my husband."

We spoke to the officials from the fire department, who said that they are still investigating.

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