SPANISH FORK — A fire destroyed a family’s home in Spanish Fork, leaving all they own in ashes.

Fire officials called the damage a total loss , and now friends are hoping the community will help through an organized * GoFundMe .

“I keep hoping we will wake up from this nightmare,” Colby Carter said. “But it’s day three, after the fire, and we’ve still lost everything.”

The garage fire, suspected to have started in a vehicle shortly before 6 p.m. on Tuesday, engulfed the entire home .

Colby Carter, who lives with his father, was not home at the time.

“We just have to be thankful to the Lord and Savior that my dad and his girlfriend got out of the house safely,” Carter said. “The fire moved so fast; they escaped with just the clothes on their backs.”

Carter choked back tears wh

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