Smoke and ash are all that was left of the Covarrubias home.
It was a hard sight to see for Cesario Covarrubias—he looked on as everything he worked for went up in flames.
"I just recently purchased this house and I'm still paying for it,” Cesario said. “We lost my vehicle, my wife's, and a friends vehicle, too."
"We have to move on. I am thankful nothing happened to my family."
Cesario’s four children and wife were home when the fire started.
It happened shortly after breakfast.
He said his wife heard an explosion and saw the flames grow quickly.
"I heard my mom scream,” Monica said. “I went out to see what was happening and saw glass flying and my mom trying to put out the fire. That's when she yelled for us to get away from the house."
Monica’s mother gathered the smaller children and ran out of the home.
By the time firefighters arrived it was too late.
Monica told Action 4 News this tragedy is not the first to strike her family.
A year ago she lost her baby brother.
Somewhere among the ash are memories of him.
"We lost everything. We have nothing left to remember him by---except what we have in our minds. My mom says everything will be fine. She's sad about losing everything---but we're alive and that's all that matters."
If a person would like to help the Covarrubias family they can call 560-0120.
The fire remains under investigation---Cesario told Action 4 News it could have been a gas tank the family was used.
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