Single mom searches for new home after close call in Vic West fire

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A Victoria area family is now looking for a new home due to a fire in their home. Homelessness can happen to anyone.

Mel Thornton, 34, and her 12-year-old son Stephen had just completed moving into the top floor of a multi-suite house at 515-517 Wilson St. in Vic West on Sunday night when a fire broke out. It started in the basement and flames quickly spread, licking up three sides of the three-storey building.

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Source: Times Colonist