LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – A single phone call changed everything for Camille Lofton. Her daughter was calling to tell her their house was on fire.<\/p>\n
\u201cI made sure she was alright after that I screamed as loud as I possibly could,\u201d Lofton said. \u201cI was at my breaking point at this point, this can\u2019t be happening right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
The fire started in the garage near 82nd and Indiana, where Lofton kept some of her most precious belongings. Among the items lost were irreplaceable family photos and mementos from her late mother.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy mom passed away a couple years back, everything that she had all our pictures from childhood and on up. I had those, she trusted me now those are in the garage burnt up,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
After living in the home for nearly 10 years, Lofton and her five children are now staying with her brother. She had planned to buy the house next year, but the fire has left it unlivable.<\/p>\n
The kitchen is destroyed, living room walls are covered with smoke damage, and even her work computer was lost in the blaze.<\/p>\n
\u201cTrust me it\u2019s materialistic things and I understand that it can be replaced at the end of the day,\u201d Lofton said. \u201cI\u2019m 45 years old, it took me 45 years to get all of this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lofton didn\u2019t have renters insurance, something she says she\u2019ll never go without again.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I had to rewind time again, I guess I probably cut out a whole other bill and made sure that was paid,\u201d she said. \u201cI encourage insurance not just renters. Life all that it\u2019s going to be important for things like that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lofton\u2019s best friend, Cheryl Dickson, has organized a GoFundMe campaign to help the family get back on their feet.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was a single mother of 4 children and seeing Cammy go through this is heartbreaking,\u201d Dickson said. \u201cI know she has the biggest heart and would give to anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fire officials say they still don\u2019t know what caused the fire. Despite the heartbreak, Lofton says she\u2019s grateful for the smoke detectors that saved her daughter\u2019s life and for the people who\u2019ve stepped up to help her family.<\/p>\n