Early morning house fire ejects family

THREE DOGS ARE OUT OF A HOME THIS AFTERNOON.... AFTER A FIRE ERUPTED IN THEIR HOUSE EARLY T...  More »

THREE DOGS ARE OUT OF A HOME THIS AFTERNOON.... AFTER A FIRE ERUPTED IN THEIR HOUSE EARLY THIS MORNING. AFTER LOOKING INTO ARSON... FIRE INVESTIGATORS RULED THE FIRE AN ACCIDENT. KAYLA ANDERSON HAS BEEN COVERING THE FIRE SINCE IT BEGAN. SHE JOINS US LIVE WITH THE NEW DETAILS. MARLA... THE FIRE WAS APPARENTLY CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. IT TRAVELED THROUGH THE ROOF... CAUSING SO MUCH DAMAGE .... THE ROOF ACTUALLY COLLAPSED WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS. IF YOU CAN IMAGINE... EVERYTHING ... FROM THIS FAMILY'S CAR KEYS TO THEIR DEBIT CARDS WERE ALL TORCHED IN THE FIRE. NAT SOUND OF RUBBLE A TURQOISE WATCH HIS WIFE GAVE HIM AS A GIFT... IS ALL BRETT THURIK CAN FIND IN THIS ROOM... AFTER THEIR HOME NEAR WYOMING AND SAN ANTONIO WENT UP IN FLAMES AROUND 3 AM. 'I opened the door and the whole ceiling was in flames and the light fixture was hanging down and the light fixture was in flames. And I knew we were in trouble.' THE PAIR FOUGHT THE FLAMES WITH A SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHER. BUT IT WAS ALREADY TOO LATE... THE FLAMES TOO BIG. 'My husband and I were just running in both directions yelling for the dogs. And it was just crazy.' THE THURIK FAMILY ... WITH THEIR THREE DOGS IN TOW... SPILLED INTO THE STREET BAREFOOT. 'Looking out the door and it's like, oh my god, there's this huge fire and it's right across the street.' NEIGHBORS GAVE THE FAMILY SHOES, WARM CLOTHES AND COFFEE. AND NOW, THEY SAY, THEY'LL START ALL OVER. 'You're dealt a hand in life and you just have to play your cards. So we'll get through this. I mean, it's just, you know, it's a bummer.'THE DAMAGE ESTIMATE FOR THE HOME IS 100- THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE THURIK FAMILY SAYS THEY'LL STAY AT A HOTEL FOR A FEW DAYS. AND THEY ALSO WANT TO SEND A SPECIAL THANK YOU A STRANGER ... WHO SAW THE FLAMES FROM THE ROAD... DROVE INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ... AND DIALED 911 FOR THEM. REPORTING LIVE FROM NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE, KAYLA ANDERSON, EYEWITNESS NEWS 4  « Less