Fort Hood soldier and family left with nothing after devastating fire

Local military family left with nothing after devastating fire


Posted: March 9, 2012

By: Stephanie Jacksis

HARKER HEIGHTS - A Fort Hood soldier and his family barely managed to escape their burning home Monday. Left with nothing, their children, ages 3 and 5, are in desperate need of food and clothing.

Kevin Clark's family was sleeping, when their five-year-old son woke up choking on smoke.

"He has asthma and began hacking really bad," Kelly Clark said. "When I stepped down on the floor, I realized it was cracking so we had to hurry and get out of there."

The fire chief told Clark, if they'd left 30 seconds later, the tragic fire could have been deadly.

"Each one of my feet were falling through the floor as I was running," Mr. Clark said. "I dove down the stairs to get out as soon as possible, and as I turned around the whole upstairs collapsed."

Fortunately, no one was hurt, but the family is in dire need of living supplies.

"We have no clothes, no food, no money for rent," Mr. Clark said. "I can't specify enough when I say that we got out with just the clothes on our backs."

Even though Clark is a Fort Hood soldier, the family says they haven't received enough help.
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