A Jacksonville mother of two who lost everything in an apartment fire on Tuesday is now seeing overwhelming support from the community, nearly reaching her $16,000 fundraising goal in just four days.
Sequenya Akins said the fire at the Desert Winds Apartments off Atlantic Boulevard started from an electrical outlet. By the time she returned home from taking her children to school, her unit was engulfed.
“I only took my kids to school and came back,” Akins said…