Five year old girl alerts her relatives when their house went up in flames

Grace Carpio with her children in San Diego
@Deepizzaguy (102999)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
November 6, 2023 4:44pm CST
Grace Carpio who is a single mother who lives in the neighborhood of Logan Heights which is in San Diego California is grateful that her five year old daughter alerted Grace as well as her brother and sister that a fire that started in the bedroom closet on Sunday morning October 26. Grace thanks her daughter whose name was not mentioned to leave their apartment quickly and safely without picking up their clothes or anything inside of their apartment which was completely destroyed in 20 minutes. The bittersweet part of this story is that Grace and her children lost everything in the fire. Since she has no insurance, she and her children will have to have assistance from the American Red Cross as Grace and her children are living in the home of her sibling for the time being. The San Diego firefighters are investigating the cause of the fire. Link is msn.com/en-us/oth...
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@JudyEv (340355)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Nov 23
It's such a shame when people have no insurance but insurance can be very expensive.
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@Deepizzaguy (102999)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 Nov 23
That is true since Grace admitted that buying insurance would have been harmful for her so she could eat with her relatives.
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@AmbiePam (92895)
• United States
6 Nov 23
The most important thing is that they are alive.
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@Deepizzaguy (102999)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 Nov 23
That is true since material items can be rebuilt not losing a life is painful.
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@celticeagle (167143)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Nov 23
I bet Grace is glad whatever woke her daughter.
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@celticeagle (167143)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Nov 23
@Deepizzaguy ......I bet.
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@Deepizzaguy (102999)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 Nov 23
Grace is very grateful that her daughter woke her up that morning.
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@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
7 Nov 23
I'm glad she alerted her mother and everyone got out safely.
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@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Nov 23
@Deepizzaguy That's true. Things can be replaced. Lives can't.
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@Deepizzaguy (102999)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 Nov 23
My former cardiologist who lost his home in Hurricane Katrina in 2005 mentioned that he could rebuild his home but not his life had he and his family passed away.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
7 Nov 23
It’s terrible to lose your:home to a fire.it happened to my family when I was a child. It’s sad to lose everything you own.I hope the Red Cross will get this family in a home of their own.
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@Deepizzaguy (102999)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 Nov 23
I hope so as well since losing a home by a fire or another disaster is bad news.
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@Deepizzaguy (102999)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Nov 23
@RubyHawk You are right.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
8 Nov 23
@Deepizzaguy It sure is, especially when children are involved.
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@LindaOHio (178864)
• United States
7 Nov 23
I'm glad everyone was safe; but it's a pity that they lost everything.
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@Deepizzaguy (102999)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 Nov 23
I know what you mean since losing material items is bad enough even though rebuilding a home and starting over is better than losing a life.
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@RebeccasFarm (89875)
• Arvada, Colorado
7 Nov 23
A wonderful clever child she is.
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@Deepizzaguy (102999)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 Nov 23
I am in agreement with you.
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@KristenH (33385)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
7 Nov 23
This is sad indeed. So important to have insurance for your home. So glad they're safe and unharmed from the fire.
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@Deepizzaguy (102999)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 Nov 23
That is very true that insurance is needed to protect the home.