SAN ANTONIO – A South Side family is without a home after a fire destroyed it and left them with almost nothing.
Valerie Cruz, a resident of the home, said she lived there for 15 years.
“I’m lost for words right now,” Cruz said.
The fire broke out around 10 p.m. Friday in the 5100 block of Sierra Street. Cruz said her nephew was sleeping next to a window when he felt the heat from the flames outside.
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“It’s something that you would see in the movies, you know? It just happened in an instant,” she said.
The fire started on the left side of the house where lumber was stored, according to San Antonio Fire Department. Everyone inside the home at the time of the fire was able to make it out safely.
“Sure enough, we saw it. We ran back into the bedroom, got everybody out,” said Cruz.
Cruz said she is suspicious on how the fire started.
“There’s no electricity outside to where it could have sparked. Nothing. Nothing at all,” she said.
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Cruz is uncertain of the upcoming days, but she said she knows that saying goodbye to her home will be difficult.
“It’s been a home for me for many years, so it’s hard," said Cruz.