आपदा · पोर्टलैंड में घर में आगपोर्टलैंड के परिवार ने घर की आग से बचकर जान बचाई, लेकिन दो बिल्लियाँ खोईं और महँगी पुनर्बहाली का सामना कर रहा हैलिखित 30 अक्टूबर 2026 को 6:32 am UTC बजेदेखेंप्रतिलेख0:07Matthew Humphreys' family escaped a house fire that killed their two cats.0:10He says replacing their belongings could cost one hundred and fifty dollars aversent0:14against sixty one dollars zero in renters insurance coverage.0:17What caused the fire and how much will the family have to rebuild with?0:21On October twenty-seven, we reported a northeast Portland garage fire in which0:25residents escaped and firefighters rescued a cat.0:27We don't know whether that was Humphrey's home.0:29The rescued cat hasn't been identified, so that rescue doesn't tell us what happened0:34to his pets.0:34Humphrey's home burned early Tuesday morning in northeast Portland.0:37His wife smelled smoke and woke him.0:39He ran downstairs and opened the garage door, finding the garage full of smoke.0:43He could see fire around his workbench, where a battery was sitting, and around his0:47chair.0:47That was where he first saw the flames after waking.0:49The night before, he'd been helping a friend with an electric bike.0:52Humphrey says he checked the bike before going to bed and thought everything looked0:56all right.0:56About six hours later, smoke and flames had engulfed the home.1:00His check gave him reassurance that night, but the fire followed while the family1:04slept.1:04His wife woke one son and told him to wake the other.1:07Both boys had been sleeping downstairs.1:09Humphrey went upstairs for his daughter, wrapped her in her blanket and carried her1:13out.1:13He, his wife, and their three children escaped.1:16Humphrey and his wife also tried to save their cats, but Leo, who was ten years old1:20and six-month old slave, died.1:22Humphrey pushed back against the idea that everyone he considered family had1:25survived.1:26He described how painful it was when people told him to be happy his family made it1:30out.1:30He said, My family didn't make it out.1:32My people children made it, but my babies did not.1:35Boarded-up windows and fire damage now cover the home.1:38Inside, firefighters cut away part of the ceiling after flames reached it.1:41Humphrey described destruction throughout the house and the loss of belongings and1:45memories accumulated over ten years.1:47Humphrey puts his renter's insurance coverage at sixty one dollars zero.1:51He says early estimates put replacing his belongings at one hundred and fifty1:54dollars zero.1:55Those figures come from him, and the actual insurance payment and final replacement1:59cost are still unsettled.2:00That replacement estimate covers belongings.2:03Repairing the building would be a separate cost.2:05Humphrey says he arranged his renter's insurance years ago and hadn't updated it as2:09the family accumulated more possessions.2:11His stated coverage is less than half his early estimate.2:14Portland Fire and Rescue says preliminary indications suggest lithium-ion batteries2:18caused the fire.2:19Investigators haven't given a final explanation of exactly what failed.2:22Humphrey's account places a battery at the burning workbench, but the precise cause2:26is still unresolved.2:27Humphrey is warning others about electric bike risks after believing he checked the2:31bike carefully.2:32He said, I did the best case scenario, and my house still burned down.2:36The difference between his two figures is eighty nine dollars zero.2:40Even if an insurance payment reached the full coverage he described, it would fall2:44that far below his early replacement estimate.2:46His eventual costs still depend on the final loss assessment and settlement.2:50Humphrey is seeking community help while the family takes the aftermath day by day.2:54There is still no word on when the home could safely be occupied again.लेख पढ़ेंखबर की समयरेखाHeyDex
