Supporters set up a Christmas tree in the Muldoon's front yard after their La Mesa home burned just before Christmas. 🎄💗
She said the fire appeared to grow quickly and the smoke soon had the entire house covered.
“I was trying to call 911 and then my phone just wasn't working and then all the lights went out," said Monica Muldoon.“I heard what sounded like someone banging on a dumpster, just hollow, like metal, ‘toon toon,'” said Conor Muldoon. “As soon as I got across the street my dad came barreling out the front door with a huge plume of black smoke behind him,” said Conor Muldoon. “I just screamed at the top of my lungs for my mom,” said Conor Muldoon.
Monica, her husband Michael, their three dogs and their bearded dragon finally made it out safely, but their home was a total loss.“We’ve just gotten a such great response,” said Monica Muldoon. “Highland Elementary, the school I worked in for 20 years, brought over a tree.” Monica had recently retired from her job as a special education teacher at the school and founded Monie and Mo's Food Pantry right out of her residence.
“We’ve opened up our home and now it feels like they're giving back, which is amazing,” said Monica Muldoon.For now, the Muldoons are staying with friends and family until they find a new place to stay. While they’ve lost their house, they said the home they’ve created with the community is still standing strong.
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