Early morning house fire ejects family

FIRE IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE. KAYLA ANDERSON IS ON THE SCENE NEAR SAN ANTONIO AND WYOMING W...  More »

FIRE IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE. KAYLA ANDERSON IS ON THE SCENE NEAR SAN ANTONIO AND WYOMING WITH THE DETAILS. AS YOU CAN SEE EMERGENCY CREWS ARE STILL ON THE SCENE HERE... INVESTIGATING THIS HOUSE FIRE. THE FIRE BROKE OUT SHORTLY AFTER 3 THIS MORNING. I SPOKE WITH THE FAMILY WHO LIVES HERE ... A HUSBAND AND WIFE. THEY TELL ME THEY BOTH MADE IT OUT SAFELY ALONG WITH THEIR THREE DOGS. THEY SAY THEY WOKE UP TO WHAT SOUNDED LIKE CRACKLING OR RAIN... THEY WENT TO CHECK IT OUT AND FOUND THE FIRE IN A BATHROOM. THEY TRIED TO CALL 911... BUT THEIR PHONE WAS DEAD... THAT'S WHEN THEY SPRANG INTO ACTION... TRYING TO DEFEND THEIR HOME. I tried to go get the fire extinguisher. It started on the north side of the house and it'd already gone through the attic and I couldn't see anything. And I got the fire extinguisher and tried to go and it was too late, it was already in flames. THE FAMILY EVEN RAN OUT OF THE HOME BAREFOOT. TURNS OUT... A PASSERBY WHO SAW THE FLAMES ACTUALLY PULLED OVER TO CALL 911. WE SPOKE WITH THE FIRE CHIEF ON SCENE... AND HE SAYS THIS HOME SUSTAINED A LOT OF SMOKE DAMAGE. BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW... THERE'S NO WORD ON AN OFFICIAL CAUSE OF THE BLAZE. BUT OF COURSE WE WILL STAY OUT HERE ALL MORNING AND BRING YOU THE LATEST INFORMATION AS SOON AS WE GET IT. I JUST TALKED WITH THE FAMILY AGAIN A FEW MOMENTS AGO... AND THEY'RE HEADED TO A HOTEL TO STAY WITH FAMILY THAT'S VISITING FROM OUT OF TOWN. REPORTING LIVE FROM THE NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE KAYLA ANDERSON EYEWITNESS NEWS 4  « Less