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'This is just heartbreaking' | Family steps in after baby is injured in Lexington house fire

Detectives said the fire happened at a mobile home on Estates Drive about a mile and a half from the Lexington City Line.

LEXINGTON, N.C. — A baby, woman, and an 18-year-old were all injured following a fire at a mobile home Saturday.

According to the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office, a fire call came in after 7 a.m. Saturday.

Detectives said the fire happened on Estates Drive about a mile and a half from the Lexington City Line. Investigators said the baby was trapped inside of the trailer but was rescued by firefighters at the West Lexington Fire Station.

According to deputies, the baby is in serious condition and was taken to the hospital and as of Monday, Jan. 31, officials said the baby remains at the hospital.

Fire marshals have not released a cause for the fire as of 5:30 p.m. Monday. 

Investigators confirmed Sunday the baby was listed as critically injured and critically ill. Investigators said the baby was trapped inside the trailer home and firefighters had to rescue her.

Now family members are helping their loved ones after they lost almost everything.

"It's just crazy and I still have denial that all this happened," Victor Ramirez said. "This is just heartbreaking that they lost almost everything in this fire and now they have to start back from scratch."

Across the street lives Victor Ramirez. He said his aunt and cousin's home is now destroyed.

"We liked to do stuff together whenever it's holidays or something, and it was devastating to see it all go," Ramirez said. "We created a lot of memories here."

The fire happened less than 600 feet away from the fire station.

"There was a total of five people in the home and four were able to get out," Fire Chief Zack Sears said. "They were trying to get back in to get the baby, but with the smoke conditions they were not able to get back in."

Sears said that's when firefighters went in to rescue the 3-month-old baby.

"They were able to get a fireman through the window and do a search, and that fireman was able to locate the baby in a Pack 'n Play and hand the baby out to paramedics to transport to the hospital," Sears said.

Now family members are collecting supplies to help out.

"We are family, we always stick together no matter what," Ramirez said.

Ramirez said donations can be dropped off at their home located at 4 Estates Drive, Lexington. 

The victims of the fire can use the following clothing sizes:

Men's size 32 and 28 pants, medium tops, and 9 1/2 shoes.

Women's size 11-15 pants, medium tops, and size 7 shoes.

Kids clothes size 4T, size 11 shoes.

Baby clothes size 2 years old or 24-month sizes, 8-month size clothes, diapers size 2 and 5, and gentle formula.

According to officials, the home was deemed a total loss. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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