Excelsior Springs family seeks materials to rebuild home after fire

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO (KCTV) -

Building materials and labor are all one family is asking for this Christmas after a fire burned down their Excelsior Springs home.

The fire destroyed the family's home in the 300 block of Haynes on Dec. 2.

A 5-year-old boy named Lucky noticed the smoke and alerted his dad who was sleeping at the time.

"Sure enough there was a lot of smoke in the kitchen, and I noticed the attic door was cracked and smoke was just rolling down the staircase," Lucky's dad, Joe Clark, said.

Clark and Lucky got out OK, but the fire didn't leave much behind.

"We're trying to salvage anything we can ... don't know what works and what don't. But we're pulling out anything that looks salvageable," Clark said.

Clark says the 104-year-old home's outdated wiring caused the fire. With no insurance, the family of four is depending on donations that are coming in all forms of generosity.

"We have a secret Santa who has already said when the time comes, he's putting a roof on it," said Lura Pate, Clark's fianc.

"The boys have all the clothes they're going to need for the next year from all the donations," Clark added.

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Excelsior Springs family seeks materials to rebuild home after fire