JOYCE — The community is stepping up to support a family who lost their home to a fire.

The Freeze family — Jessica, Cody and their 2-year-old son — lost their home Nov. 16 after a fire destroyed the trailer they’d been living in on property owned by Jessica Freeze’s parents, said her sister, Jennifer Cross.

The family, not home at the time of the fire, lost their cat, Axios, in the blaze.

Joyce Fire & Rescue responded to the scene.

“When we arrived, it had pretty much already burned itself down,” Fire Chief Greg Waters said. “There were still active flames, but it didn’t take too long to knock it down.”

Propane tanks and ammunition inside the home went off before the fire department arrived, Waters said.

“They’re adjusting,” Cross said. “My nephew is having a really hard time. He ke

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