The fire happened just after 4 a.m. Sunday at the Landon Imperial Apartments on Art Museum Drive, according to Jacksonville Fire Rescue. Investigators with the State Fire Marshal\u2019s Office are still working to determine what caused the fire.<\/p>\n
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Among those impacted is Sandra Mart\u00ednez, a mother of three, who escaped the flames with her children but lost her home and a close family member.<\/p>\n
“She can\u2019t talk right now,” a neighbor said, translating for Mart\u00ednez as she became emotional recounting the fire. “She needs time.”<\/p>\n
Mart\u00ednez said the fire started in the kitchen.<\/p>\n
“It was on fire, everything,” she said.<\/p>\n
Neighbors helped translate as Martinez described the chaotic moments. She said she realized the fire had spread and rushed to save her children.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe opened the window, yelling for help, then grabbed her three kids,\u201d the translator said.<\/p>\n
But not everyone made it out.<\/p>\n
Family members identified the deceased victim as 23-year-old Linton Alejandro Mungu\u00eda Mart\u00ednez. Relatives said he was both a cousin and a close friend of the family.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was the only one helping her,\u201d the translator said, explaining that Martinez\u2019s husband is in Honduras and that Mungu\u00eda Mart\u00ednez was a primary source of support for the family.<\/p>\n
In the aftermath, the woman said she lost everything.<\/p>\n
\u201cHer bed, clothes, her baby\u2019s things,\u201d the translator said.<\/p>\n
Now out of work, Mart\u00ednez is caring for her three children, a 3-month-old, a 6-year-old and a 9-year-old, while trying to figure out their next steps. The family says they are in need of housing, clothing and baby supplies.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Mungu\u00eda Mart\u00ednez\u2019s brother is working to raise money to send his body back to Honduras for burial. That GoFundMe can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Despite the loss, the family says support from the community has made a difference.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThanks to all the people that are helping,\u201d the translator said.<\/p>\n