Family of 6 Homeless After Accidental Fire
By: Allison Morrison
Updated: August 5, 2008
Another Lubbock family is homeless tonight following an early morning fire.
The fire started just before 9:00 this morning at the 100 block of 81st Street.
Fire investigators say a woman living in the house accidentally started the fire with a cigarette.
That woman, Tina Marie Folley, was taken to University Medical Center with minor burns on her leg.
Six people lived in the home, including a 75 year old woman.
Linda Box was one of the people who lived at the home.
Linda says, "We've got to find somewhere else, I don't know if Momma's gonna plan on trying to start over or not. We've already had so much money sunk into this house."
The family is planning to set up a memorial fund at a local bank.
We will let you know any information about the fund as soon as we get it.
