The elderly man told reporters that he has been living in the two – storey house for approximately 20 years now.
Major said that he was awoken by the heat from the blaze around 4:00h and immediately ran outside. According to the now homeless man, he has suffered almost $10 million in losses and that the house was insured.
Unfortunately, he defaulted in payment this year. Firefighters are on the scene. It is not yet clear how the fire started.
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