A fire as it is reported..but I know the rest of the story

Here is how it was reported in the Seattle Post Inelligencer....

Two fires Tuesday in Everett
Everett firefighters responded to two fires early Tuesday, but no major injuries were reported.

In the first fire, an Everett house in the 1900 block of Highland Avenue burned at about 3 a.m.

Nobody was home at the time, and no injuries were reported.

"Balloon-frame construction had allowed fire to quickly spread into the ceiling and crawl space causing extensive damage," Everett Fire Marshall Glen Martinsen said.

The structure was a total loss, and the cause is under investigation.

In the second, a double-wide mobile home was destroyed in the 7700 block of Hardeson Road.

A woman who alerted her two sons to the fire was hospitalized, but expected to survive. Her sons made it out safety.

The mobile home was a total loss, and the cause was under investigation.

The Red Cross is providing shelter for the family, Martinsen said.


The second fire...

The second fire involved two people I work with. One is Kate..."the mother of the two sons" who is currently in the hospital. Kate is 75 years old. She is a fantastic woman...and she did get injured. She lost everything. As Kate says..."all of her memories...a lifetime of them" And this is a sorrowful thing for Kate...sadly, Kate's daughter in law works with us as well. Tracy is suffering for her mother in laws loss...and this Christmas will be difficult...for this family.

To Kate, all my love. To Tracy...the same.

I wish that this had not happened at this time. I saw Richard tonight, one of Kate's sons...and he said..."Why on December 23rd?" I had no answer. While others are celebrating the birth of Christ...or some secular day...This family is struggling.

Our little Corporate family will help...and did respond immediately. Kate is one of us...and we are praying for a speedy recovery.

My thoughts and prayers are with you tonight Kate...come back strong...and fiesty. Just the way we have grown to love you.

Love,
The Lass