• http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/31/12/26/x1vlg.St.138.jpeg|488
    T. Ortega Gaines - ogaines@charlotteobserver.com
    Heather Walker,right, tries to comfort her sobbing daughter,Holly Teleshuk , while holding one of the family's cats that died in the fire. A mobile home fire in Mint Hill this morning ,left a family without a home and all their Christmas gifts destroy. Heather Walker ,and her family was not at home when the fire started around 5:30am. Neighbors reported seeing flames and called 911. No one was injured ,except one of the family's cats. T.Ortega Gaines - ogaines@charlotteobserver.com
  • http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/31/12/26/HqbkD.St.138.jpeg|393
    T. Ortega Gaines - ogaines@charlotteobserver.com
    Neighbors do what they can to help remove some of the family's belongings.A mobile home fire in Mint Hill this morning ,left a family without a home and all their Christmas gifts destroy. Heather Walker ,and her family was not at home when the fire started around 5:30am. Neighbors reported seeing flames and called 911. No one was injured ,except one of the family's cats. T.Ortega Gaines - ogaines@charlotteobserver.com
  • http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/31/12/25/s9vHM.St.138.jpeg|413
    T. Ortega Gaines - ogaines@charlotteobserver.com
    A mobile home fire in Mint Hill this morning ,left a family without a home and all their Christmas gifts destroy. Heather Walker ,and her family was not at home when the fire started around 5:30am. Neighbors reported seeing flames and called 911. No one was injured ,except one of the family's cats. T.Ortega Gaines - ogaines@charlotteobserver.com
  • http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/31/12/24/vr12j.St.138.jpeg|413
    T. Ortega Gaines - ogaines@charlotteobserver.com
    The family cat "Fluff n Stuff" is greeted with hugs and kisses from Heather Walker,right, and her daughter Holly Teleshuk ,after he came running out of the woods. A mobile home fire in Mint Hill this morning ,left a family without a home and all their Christmas gifts destroy. Heather Walker ,and her family was not at home when the fire started around 5:30am. Neighbors reported seeing flames and called 911. No one was injured ,except one of the family's cats. T.Ortega Gaines - ogaines@charlotteobserver.com
  • http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/31/12/24/vIaBN.St.138.jpeg|413
    T. Ortega Gaines - ogaines@charlotteobserver.com
    Heather Walker,right, removes some her belongings, as the family cat "Fluff n Stuff" is greeted with hugs and kisses from Holly Teleshuk, after he came running out of the woods. A mobile home fire in Mint Hill this morning ,left a family without a home and all their Christmas gifts destroy. Heather Walker ,and her family was not at home when the fire started around 5:30am. Neighbors reported seeing flames and called 911. No one was injured ,except one of the family's cats. T.Ortega Gaines - ogaines@charlotteobserver.com
  • http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/31/12/23/19DARw.St.138.jpeg|413
    T. Ortega Gaines - ogaines@charlotteobserver.com
    Holly Teleshuk carries some of her belongings that she hopes to savage from the fire. A mobile home fire in Mint Hill this morning ,left a family without a home and all their Christmas gifts destroy. Heather Walker and her family was not at home when the fire started around 5:30am. Neighbors reported seeing flames and called 911. No one was injured ,except one of the family's cats. T.Ortega Gaines - ogaines@charlotteobserver.com
  • http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/31/12/22/vwbp4.St.138.jpeg|413
    T. Ortega Gaines - ogaines@charlotteobserver.com
    Neighbor Christopher Harrington carries some of the family's belongings that could be salvageable. A mobile home fire in Mint Hill this morning ,left a family without a home and all their Christmas gifts destroy. Heather Walker ,and her family was not at home when the fire started around 5:30am. Neighbors reported seeing flames and called 911. No one was injured ,except one of the family's cats. T.Ortega Gaines - ogaines@charlotteobserver.com
Loading in additional galleries