built it. we designed it ourselves. reporter: today it lives only in their camera. reduced to ashes by colorado s wildfire. orange and obscure. there s a really weird light. very eerie. very spooky. it was all smokey. reporter: there is never a good time to lose your house. but this is particularly bad for the spencers. i was working on a deck because we were landscaping and building an outdoor study for our son s wedding which, you know, is a week and a half from now. the reception dinner was going to be at our house. reporter: then came the reverse 911 call instructing the spencers to evacuate. we casually packed up the important things we value. which turned out wasn t very much. we would have packed more. we thought we would go back. reporter: when did you find out that your house was in trouble? last night. last night one of our neighbors called and said she had a call from somebody who had stayed in sunshine and had
2400 square feet, three bedroom, two bathroom. reporter: today it lives only in their camera. reduced to ashes by colorado s wildfire. the sun was orange and obscured. there s a really weird light when the fire, you know, in front of the sun. very eery and spooky. reporter: there s never a good time to lose your house but this is particularly bad for the spencers. i was working on a deck because we were landscaping and building an outdoor setting for our son s wedding. it was a week and a half from now. the reception dinner was going to be at our home. reporter: then came the call to tell them to evacuate. we carefully packed up things we valued, which turned out wasn t very much. we would have packed more. we thought we were going back. reporter: when did you find out your house was in trouble? last night. last night a neighbor called