Stuartburn Reeve Jim Swidersky lost everything but the shirt on his back and his truck in a brush fire Sunday.
He has lived on Bambi Bay just west of Zhoda in the RM of La Broquerie for 20 years. Swidersky says the fire started raging near his property around 4:30 p.m. and he tried to soak down his house with water but to no avail.
"It caught fire. I kept trying to water down the roof and then my garage (caught fire). Then my hydro line fell off and I lost water pressure and the battle was done. The fire came in with such a roar I couldn't hear anything. It was just like a freight train coming through and within 20 minutes, I had lost everything."
Swidersky says it's a very strange feeling to literally have nothing but the clothes you are wearing.
He begs people to absolutely not start any fires because it is so dry.
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