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11/28/2012 05:47 PM
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Grandma Saves 5 Grandchildren From Burning Home
11/28/2012 05:47 PM
ORANGE GROVE -- A family of 8 lost everything in a house fire Wednesday morning but thankfully their grandma rescued everyone from the flames. There is nothing left of the home but the family is co… Click to Read More and see additional updates
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Grandma Saves 5 Grandchildren From Burning Home
11/28/2012 05:47 PM
ORANGE GROVE -- A family of 8 lost everything in a house fire Wednesday morning but thankfully their grandma rescued everyone from the flames. There is nothing left of the home but the family is counting their blessings, thankful to be alive.
Neighbors say everyone is family in this town and they are doing what they can to help out. "They lost everything but there lives," Mary Ann Galvez said.
The flames engulfed the Perez home around 11 AM, neighbors say Grandma Silvia Perez was cooking breakfast when she saw the fire out the kitchen window.
"The grandmother was going in and out of the house trying to save them and she did but she got burned," Glavez said.
Perez rescued 6 people including 5 grandchildren that were sleeping and her own husband. Their mom was at the grocery store at the time, she came home to the devastation but despite that the family is thankful they still have each other.
Fire officials say everything in the entire 700 square foot home was burned, only a few pictures were saved. Friends and neighbors didn't hesitate to make calls and arrangements for the Perez family. Those folks also plan to start an account at Value Bank to help the family get back on their feet.
It took fire fighters 45 minutes to put out the monterous blaze and they spent another couple hours dousing hot spots. Officials believe the fire started with something smoldering near the front porch.
The family has been renting the home for more than 10 years and spend the next few weeks staying with loved ones until they can begin to rebuild everything they've lost.
The local thrift store in town open their doors to the family, to assist them in their time of need.
Family of 8 Homeless After Fire in Orange Grove
11/28/2012 04:34 PM
ORANGE GROVE - A family of eight lost everything in a house fire in Orange Grove this morning. It was grandmother Sylvia Perez who risked her own life to save all five of her grandchildren after she noticed flames coming from the front of the house.
We're told she was making breakfast when the fire started. She made several trips into the burning home to get her sleeping grandchildren and husband out of the home.
She was taken to the hospital with first and second degree burns to her hands. No one else was injured.
There's nothing left of the home or belongings for the family to salvage. For now, they are staying with relatives and receiving assistance from the American Red Cross.
Nothing Remains of Orange Grove Home After Fire
11/28/2012 02:00 PM by Ben Lloyd - blloyd@kristv.com
ORANGE GROVE - A family of 7 will stay with relatives as they work to get back on their feet after a devastating fire destroyed their home on CR 350 in Orange Grove.
The grandmother pulled all 5 of her grandchildren to safety after the blaze started at the front of the home. The children were not injured, but the grandmother did suffer burns to her hands. She was treated by paramedics at the scene.
The fire was put out rather quickly by fire crews, but it was too late to save anything from the home. All they have left is the clothes on their backs.
A witness tells us the grandmother, lives in the home with her own daughter and her five children.
Grandmother Rescues 5 Children from Orange Grove House Fire
11/28/2012 12:54 PM by Ben Lloyd - blloyd@kristv.com
ORANGE GROVE - A family with 5 kids has lost everything they own in a fast moving house fire this morning on County Road 350 in Orange Grove.
Alice fire officials say the grandmother rescued all of the children from the home as it burned. The children were not injured, but the grandmother did suffer burns to her hands. She was treated by paramedics at the scene.
The fire was put out rather quickly by fire crews, but it was too late to save anything from the home. All they have left is the clothes on their backs.
A witness tells us the grandmother, lives in the home with her own daughter and her five children.
Until they can make other arrangements everyone will be staying with family.
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