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A TRAGEDY has left a family homeless after a raging fire destroyed everything.
Last year, a family in Michigan lost everything in a devastating house fire, on December 26, the day after Christmas.
“There’s not much to say, everything’s gone. They have to start over completely,” Charley Colling cried to the local NBC affiliate WDIV when speaking about her family.
Charley had moved into the home three years ago with her sister, Frankie, and her mother.
“This is probably the worst Christmas present you could ever imagine. We’re finally getting somewhere in our lives and then it was just all ripped away,” said Frankie.
The home was left completely uninhabitable, with everything of value destroyed with it.
“We pretty much have to start over from scratch. No money. Lost money in the fire. Lost all of our clothes,” said Charley.
While the family was luckily safe, the girls lost multiple pets, including a teacup yorkie, three cats, and an African Grey parrot, according to the family’s GoFundMe.
“We lost pets there’s nothing left,” Charley added.
The fire was first spotted by a teenager named Owen Tislet, who was the family’s neighbor.
“I just saw smoke covering the whole street and I banged on the door for about 30 seconds. No response. Called 911, and they were on the way,” Tisler recalled.
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Unfortunately, the family had no idea how the fire got started, leaving them with more questions than answers.
“I just hope that we get some answers and maybe if we do get a chance to rebuild, it can be prevented in the future,” Frankie said.
Unfortunately, this was not the only time a family lost their home so close to Christmas.
Last year, Nebraska resident Jessica Swinnerton and her three kids were one of many who were forced to move out of Legacy Crossing’s apartment complex.
Fire inspectors deemed the homes to be dangerous, forcing everyone out of the apartments.
“If it’s unsafe, it’s unsafe,” Swinnerton revealed to local NBC affiliate WOWT-TV.
“I’d rather it be shut down fast. Horrible time of the year; horrible time in my life — I just had a baby.”
There were almost 40 housing code complaints, with residents revealing that they had dealt with collapsed ceilings, mold, and water damage.
The mother was paying $1300 a month for her apartment, at the time.
“You’d expect better when you pay that much for a two-bedroom apartment,” she said.
The struggling mother admitted to being lost on what her next step would be.
“I have no idea what I’m going to do,” Swinnerton said.
”My poor kids — it’s so close to Christmas. I put up my Christmas tree a week ago. I have no idea what I’m going to do.”
