Local family home on Jerry Dr. floods, catches fire after winds down power lines

Five people and two pets are living without running water on Jerry Drive after high winds downed power lines behind their home Sunday night, triggering a chain of events that flooded the house and set it on fire.

Sharon Fackrell and her family have lived in the home for 13 years. She said the nightmare began when power poles in her backyard exploded in the high winds, splitting a power line in half.

“Me and my family were just sitting in the living room watching TV and um suddenly there was an enormous explosion in the backyard,” Fackrell said…

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