The house Jennifer Guerra grew up in and has lived in for 23 years, is gone.
– “It breaks my heart honestly, to see that,” Guerra said. “I lived here for so long, and now I don’t have anything to come back to. We’re going to have to demolish my memories that I had growing up.”A neighbor’s cell phone video captured the furious flames and smoke attacking the home around midnight on Friday. This was hours after Derecho ripped through the area.“We had leaks in our kitchen prior to all of this happening.
The family plugged in their generator, one that had saved them during previous storms. Guerra said they placed the generator close to the house so no one would steal it. “We were screaming at the top of our lungs because 911 wasn’t answering and we just need anybody, anybody’s attention that we could get.” Guerra said.
According to the Houston Fire Department Arson investigators, the fire was ruled accidental and caused by the improper use of a portable generator.
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