I am a 26 year old, married, mother of two. I am currently a full time stay at home mommy. About a month ago I was sitting on the front porch of the mobile home my family shared with my father in law T, sister-in-law A, brother in law J, and their 4 children. My sister-in-law and I were attempting to build a shoe shelf when we smelled something burning. Thinking the dryer had overheated A went to turn it off then came back to the porch. A minute later the kids began to complain of the smell. We told them we took care of it and that it would dissipate soon. A moment later smoke began to drift from what seemed to be the dryer vent. I went in the home to see the bathroom in flames. We got the kids out and went to the nearby travel trailer to wake my husband for assistance. I called 911. Within 10 minutes the entire trailer was engulfed. The fire claimed everything including 2 of the 4 storage buildings behind the trailer. Those buildings saved our lives because the flames didn't make it to the 85% full propane tank. A, J, and their children moved to another town and we took residence in our travel trailer. The fire department said the fire was caused by a faulty water heater.
We signed papers on a brand new single wide trailer today. It will be delivered next week. I know the fire was a tragedy and has deeply affected my family. However I feel like we are only going up from here.
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