Edmonton family of 8 displaced by house fire

A house fire this past week in Edmonton's southwest has a family with six kids out of their home. The blaze started in the garage and destroyed vehicles and family items.

A house fire this past week in Edmonton’s southwest has a family with six kids out of their home. The blaze started in the garage destroying vehicles and family items.

Dorian and Tanya St. Jules were out separately doing some errands and early Christmas shopping while their six kids and a relative were at home until they got some frightful news.

“I got a phone call from my wife saying the house is on fire, the car is on fire,” Dorian said.

The pair rushed home.

“I came home to nine fire trucks, two ambulances. Good thing my kids were safe, our neighbor took them in,” Tanya said.

The family was told the cause of the fire was a battery. Most of the flames were contained to the attached garage but smoke filled the home, leaving the couple worried for their children.

“We have a baby, she’s only one, so we’re in and out of the hospital. She has breathing problems because it’s been getting cold out and I was worried, where would they go, what would they do,” Dorian said.

The family of eight has since been forced to find shelter elsewhere, but they said they’ve had a lot of support.