An Oklahoma City family’s home caught fire multiple times over the weekend.The family told KOCO 5 they are just glad to have each other.”My son busted in the door, and was screaming, ‘Daddy Daddy Daddy,'” said Adam Carter, one of the fire victims.He told KOCO 5 he knew something was wrong.”I ran outside, and saw the whole back porch was just completely engulfed,” Carter said.With the high winds, the house caught fire two more times over the weekend.”The wind was blowing probably 25 miles an hour — and it was a matter of 10 minutes and whatever was left of the house was completely engulfed,” Carter said.They were forced to take matters into their own hands.”We were out there with garden hoses soaking my shop down while they were on their way,” Carter said.But their one-year-old home was completely gone. Carter said his son helped to save valuable items and things he knew his family needed.”He ran through the living room and saw my middle daughter’s favorite doll, and he turned around and went back and grabbed it,” Carter said.The family has a temporary home they’re staying in and the community around Wellston started a GoFundMe page raising more than $20,000 for the family. They said this is all just a temporary setback. “From the very beginning we’ve said that we know God has a plan, and even in this, He’s still in control,” Carter said.
An Oklahoma City family’s home caught fire multiple times over the weekend.
The family told KOCO 5 they are just glad to have each other.
“My son busted in the door, and was screaming, ‘Daddy Daddy Daddy,'” said Adam Carter, one of the fire victims.
He told KOCO 5 he knew something was wrong.
“I ran outside, and saw the whole back porch was just completely engulfed,” Carter said.
With the high winds, the house caught fire two more times over the weekend.
“The wind was blowing probably 25 miles an hour — and it was a matter of 10 minutes and whatever was left of the house was completely engulfed,” Carter said.
They were forced to take matters into their own hands.
“We were out there with garden hoses soaking my shop down while they were on their way,” Carter said.
But their one-year-old home was completely gone. Carter said his son helped to save valuable items and things he knew his family needed.
“He ran through the living room and saw my middle daughter’s favorite doll, and he turned around and went back and grabbed it,” Carter said.
The family has a temporary home they’re staying in and the community around Wellston started a GoFundMe page raising more than $20,000 for the family. They said this is all just a temporary setback.
“From the very beginning we’ve said that we know God has a plan, and even in this, He’s still in control,” Carter said.
