Jacksonville family seeks help after fast-moving house fire destroys home days before Christmas

A Jacksonville family is asking for help after a fast-moving house fire destroyed everything they own just days before Christmas.

The fire tore through the family’s home in the Arlingwood neighborhood, leaving the house and several vehicles a total loss. The family says they are still trying to process the devastation left behind.

Mother Jennel Martell described the loss simply as “devastation and heart broke.”

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Before the fire, the family had invested $85,000 into renovating their home. Now, they are facing more than $300,000 in damages…

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