A 72-year-old Grand Junction woman returned home from visiting friends Wednesday to find her home destroyed by a fire.

Two fires, to be precise.

Laura Carter "lost everything she owned," according to her daughter, Pearl Emmons.

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Crews from the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to the 800 block of 24 Road after a passerby called 9-1-1 at 4:48 p.m., according to a social media post from the department. Firefighters entered the home through its garage and brought the blaze under control before it could spread to large trees and a fence surrounding the home. Crews then searched the building and found no one inside.

Then they rolled up their hoses and left, believing the incident over.

It wasn't.

Seven hours later, neighbors called 9-1-1 to

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