An early morning fire in Northwest Indiana left dozens without homes on Saturday.
One resident, Amanda Stoddard, is being hailed as a hero after alerting her neighbors to the danger.Amid the ashes, Stoddard sifted through the remnants, searching for fragments to rebuild her life after the fire claimed everything."The flames were coming through my window, in my living room and in my front bedroom," Stoddard said. The fire occurred in the 1900 block of West Ridge Road in Gary , Ind., before 6:30 a.m.Stoddard woke to flames and had to make a split-second decision.
Can't hear when people are knocking on my door. She kicked my door in as the trailer next to me, the flames were getting closer and closer to my trailer," said Denomie.The fire raced through the mobile home park, destroying three trailers and a car before the Lake Ridge and Gary fire departments arrived.The trailer park owner, John Petrassi, tried to battle the flames himself."I came out in my boxers, no shoes and ran down the street.
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