Strangers help out ABQ woman who nearly lost home to fire

Updated: 03/10/2015 7:22 PM | Created: 03/10/2015 7:07 PM By: Nikki Ibarra, KOB Eyewitness News 4

After an Albuquerque woman nearly lost her entire home in a fire, a group of strangers stepped in to help her out.

Sungha Mannion hadn't set foot in her home since a fire broke out in mid-December until this week.

"I'm crying. The first time I walked in here, I sat down crying," Mannion said.

They were tears of thanks because her situation could have been a lot worse. When the fire broke out, she didn't have homeowners insurance.

Patrick McKinney, with the Albuquerque Area Firefighters Random Act of Kindness group, found out about Mannion's story and wanted to help out.

For the past few months, they, along with Paul Davis Restoration of Albuquerque, restored not only the entire house, but some of the keepsake items as well.

They restored linens and paintings from her native South Korea and made everything more special.

"I'm just surprised that people did such a nice thing for everything in my house," she said.

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Strangers help out ABQ woman who nearly lost home to fire