CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2014 A Southside couple is picking up the pieces after a fire destroyed their townhome Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just blessed to be here. I lost everything but them. I am just grateful to be alive,\u201d said fire victim Debbra Garcia.<\/p>\n
Southside couple loses home in townhome fire, say they\u2019re grateful to be alive<\/p>\n
The fire broke out in a townhome on Rodd Field and Premont Drive. According to the Corpus Christi Fire Department, the cause is still under investigation. At least three units were damaged.<\/p>\n
\u201cI went to take a shower, came and sat on the sofa. I just saw the two windows light up, bright orange, and all I could feel was the heat,\u201d Garcia said.<\/p>\n
The fire left Garcia and her fianc\u00e9 with very little.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe clothes I\u2019m wearing is all from different people, but I’m appreciative,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Walking through what\u2019s left of her soot-filled home, Garcia pointed to personal items she\u2019s trying to save.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have my granddaughter\u2019s markers. They looked so weird. I was like, \u2018what is that?\u2019 They\u2019re all different colored markers,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I got all of this clothes out of the drawers. They\u2019re just really smoked burned and wet. But I\u2019m going to try to salvage them,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
What once was a warm family space is now covered in rubble and ash.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was the place where my grandkids would sleep when they came over,\u201d Garcia said.<\/p>\n
Garcia told KRIS 6 News that she and her fianc\u00e9 had recently canceled their home insurance due to financial struggles.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s had his home for 10 years\u2026 and it was paid off. and it\u2019s gone now,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Now, the couple\u2019s daughter has set up this GoFundMe<\/a> page to help them rebuild.<\/p>\n \u201cWe just want our own home again. It\u2019s hard to live with somebody\u2014 I just\u2014 want our own place,\u201d Garcia said.<\/p>\n For the latest local news updates, click here<\/a>, or download the KRIS 6 News App. <\/a><\/p>\n