‘All we have left is the clothes on our backs’ says family left homeless by fire

A family who have been left homeless by a fire days before Christmas have said they are lucky to be alive.

‘All we have left is the clothes on our backs’ says family left homeless by fire

They also want to warn people not to keep wood or other fuel close to their stove.

“The firefighters told me that our fire began when the basket holding wood for the stove ignited. Thankfully we were not at home at the time,” said Midi Walsh.

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