Jacksonville family escapes overnight house fire that destroyed home of 18 years

A Jacksonville family is starting over after a fast-moving fire destroyed their home during one of the coldest nights of the year.

Billy and Heather McBeath, along with their nine-year-old daughter, Bayleigh, made it out safely, but they ran into the freezing night wearing only their pajamas. The fire tore through the home they had lived in for 18 years on Durkee Drive, leaving most of their belongings destroyed.

“I really didn’t know what was happening. I never knew I would go through this in my life. I’ve been in this house with my parents since I was a baby. We spent our Thanksgiving here with my family,” Bayleigh McBeath said…

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