MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A family in the Madera County foothills is finding strength in their community after losing their home to a fire Tuesday night.
“I don’t think I have stopped crying in two days, but only some of those tears are from sadness. The rest are from the overwhelming love I am feeling from all of you,” Carrie Dobson, the mother of the family, said. “We have a long way to go and many struggles ahead, but your kindness and generosity have padded the fall more than you know.”
According to the family’s eldest daughter, Amiya Smith, the fire completely gutted the home, leaving her four siblings and parents to rebuild from scratch…