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Feat in San Bernardino: Hispanic family escapes fire

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By Ricardo Roura

01 Dec 2024, 18:32 PM EST

A Hispanic family from San Bernardino County He had to jump from a window of his house to escape a fire which occurred the early morning after Thanksgiving.

A father, a mother and six little ones They woke up in the early morning with the shock of discovering flames in their home, located in the city of Colton.

According to authorities, the fire in the Hispanic family’s home broke out at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Friday, November 29.

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The eight members of the family They were taken by paramedic teams to a hospital to receive medical attention.

One of the minors suffered burns on 25% of his body.so he had to be transported by helicopter to a specialized burn center in the city of Irvine, according to a family member.

In a matter of minutes, The family saw how all their belongings were lostincluding his home in Colton, as a result of the fire.

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“I was doing a lot of jobs there. Every night he did all that work and it is very unfortunate that this happened to his house“said the brother of the father of the family, Emmanuel Flores, without detailing the type of work that was done on the property.

In an information update this weekend it was mentioned that the minor who suffered the burns, identified as Nikolai, He was recovering at the Irvine burn center.while two other children who suffered some injuries were in better health.

The other three children who were hospitalized under observation They have already been discharged by the medical services and were under the care of relatives.

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Emmanuel Flores created a GoFundMe page to request financial support for the Hispanic family start moving forward after experiencing this tragedy.

The causes of the fire in the house remain under investigation by the Colton Fire Department.

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