Jacksonville family sleeping in truck seeks help after house fire destroyed everything

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville family has been living out of their truck for days after losing everything in a fire that broke out the night of Feb. 1.

Their Hillcrest home on Alpha Avenue was engulfed in flames caused by an electrical fire while they were asleep, giving them only minutes to escape with a few belongings.

Eva Connelly, who lived in the home for 15 years, said the fire started behind a wall near the fuse box panel…

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