UNION, Ky. —

A Northern Kentucky family is safe tonight after a fast-moving house fire destroyed everything they own just days before the holiday season.

Relatives say the Caudill family’s Sycamore Drive home went up in flames around 2 a.m. on Nov. 16. According to Nicole Harkenreader, the homeowner’s sister, the fire may have started from faulty wiring connected to a fish tank in the middle of the home. She said the smoke alarms never went off. Advertisement

Harkenreader said her brother-in-law, Marine veteran Mike Caudill, woke up the moment he smelled smoke — a reaction she believes stems from PTSD from his service in Iraq.

“He smelled the smoke and woke up and immediately went into action,” she said.

In a matter of minutes, Mike rushed to get their youngest son out of the home. T

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