A father and son lost everything after their home caught on fire in Seminole Heights last week.

Brian Rhodes and his five-year-old son were not home at the time.

Rhodes said he received a call that his home was on fire around 5 a.m. on Thursday.

"I pulled up and it was still on fire, a lot of hot spots, and they were almost done putting it out, the fire was still coming out the window, you could feel the heat," he said.

Rhodes said his dog, Ivy, did not make it out alive.

"My son's best friend. They did everything together. It was like if my son went outside, the dog went outside. If my son went outside, the dog went outside. They went on walks together, they had a great bond," he said.

Rhodes said he has rented the home in Seminole Heights for the past three years. He said he lost i

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