ID Paramedic, Family Lose House in Fire

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The community is rallying around a paramedic from Idaho after she and her husband lost their home in a fire.

Tara Blunt, her husband and their 11-year-old daughter were asleep Wednesday when they woke up to their house ablaze, KMVT-TV reports. While the family was able to make it out of the house safely, several pets were lost in the fire.

“It’s been a rough year on so many people, but to add this to it right near the holidays,” said Dotty Rasmussen, Tara’s coworker and friend. “Tara, she’s got a heart of gold, she loves to help people, she’s also a paramedic for Magic Valley services at St Luke’s. It’s just sad to see them go through something this devastating.”

A bank account to help has been set up at Wells Fargo under the “Tara Blunt Donation.” That account number is 5530262095.

The fire is believed to have been caused by the fireplace.

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