A family in Pasco County is starting over after losing everything in a devastating house fire on Tuesday.
According to Pasco County Fire investigators, the fire started in the garage at the home on Garden Heath Court in Land O' Lakes. They said it was sparked by a cordless drill that uses a lithium-ion battery. The fire caused extensive smoke and heat damage throughout the house, and the garage was a total loss.
Xavier Crecy and his brother Darien Crecy were home when the fire started.
"He came out of his room and asked why the house smelled burnt, and asked me what I was cooking," Xavier said. "I said I wasn't cooking anything and jumped up. We went into the kitchen and didn't see anything there. Then we opened up the garage and a bunch of black smoke rushed into the house."
Darien Crecy said, "We saw smoke coming from every part of the garage, just watching everything fall apart."
What the fire didn't consume was destroyed by smoke and heat damage.
Stacy Gallagher and her husband Quentin Crecy had been renting the home for the last two years.
"All the furniture was lost, clothes were lost," Gallagher said. "All the sentimental things."
Pasco County Fire Rescue said the cordless drill, which uses lithium-ion batteries, was sitting on a charger when the fire started. However, the family had a few drills, so they could not determine which make or model caused the fire.
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3 окт 2024
