Texas family suffers loss of their home weeks after father dies from COVID-19
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From left, Levi, Robert, Stephanie, Blake and Allison Rubio.Photo courtesy of GoFundMe
Stephanie Rubio and her three children have hardly had a chance to process her husband s death, and they re already suffering another heartbreak.
Rubio s daughter Allison, 22, and 16-year-old son Blake were the only people home at the time of the fire, only making it out with the clothes on their backs, according to a GoFundMe. The mother and her 15-year-old son Levi were away at a nearby shop purchasing more firewood when she noticed the flames in the distance. It wasn t until her son received a phone call she learned her home was the one beneath the smoke.
A Texas family lost their dad to Covid-19 three weeks ago Now they lost their home to a fire while trying to stay warm
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A Texas family reeling from the death of their patriarch was dealt another devastating blow this week when their house was lost to a fire amid efforts to keep warm.
Stephanie Rubio and her three children lost everything but the clothes on their back and their truck when their home in Fort Davis burned down on Tuesday, according to CNN and a GoFundMe page. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
Following You ll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. They just lost everything they had in a fire that took their home, belongings and every memory they created there, the page said.
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A Texas family lost their dad to COVID-19 three weeks ago. They just lost their home to a fire while trying to stay warm Share Updated: 11:37 AM CST Feb 19, 2021 By Alisha Ebrahimji
A Texas family lost their dad to COVID-19 three weeks ago. They just lost their home to a fire while trying to stay warm Share Updated: 11:37 AM CST Feb 19, 2021
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Show Transcript As power is slowly restored across Texas, new crises are emerging. Our house is basically destroyed. We are boiling bath tub water. Nearly half the state s population is under a boil. Water advisory overwhelmed water systems and leaking pipes pushing supplies to the brink. The gravity of the situation becomes more apparent by the minute. Food and fuel Also in increasingly short supply. Everything is gone. There s no propane in the area to be found. Many are losing patience. Every Texans blood should be boiling. Facing backlash, Governor Greg Abbott