WOODLAND, Calif. — Several Woodland families were forced to pick up what was left after a weekend structure fire destroyed their homes.
It happened near College Street and Lincoln Avenue Saturday afternoon.
Maria Vargas, her boyfriend Osbaldo Garcia and their friend and roommate Luis Rocha, lost the rental they had been staying in for the past year.
“We literally came home to nothing,” said Vargas.
The scars are not hard to find, but the emotional distress for the families impacted is difficult to sum up.
“Just have no words sometimes,” said Garcia.
“We have never gone through this. This is our first time and, and I hope that it's our last time going through this,” said Vargas.
On Saturday, Woodland Fire Department and many other agencies tried to contain the devastating structure fire. While they managed to do so, the fire destroyed around five homes.
Vargas says they received the call while spending time at Lake Tahoe.
“When he (Garcia) said our house is on fire. We were like, What? No, you guys are joking with us. That is impossible,” said Vargas.
Now they and other families are trying to figure out their next steps. They started raising funds through GoFundMe to get by.
“At this point, we are homeless,” said Garcia.
Through the tough times, the trio are staying positive and are grateful it was not worse.
“It's just horrible to think that we could have been in there. We are thankful that we weren't. We're thankful that we were out,” said Vargas.
Fire officials have not announced what caused the fire.
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