Devastating moment, fitness influencer Grace Torres watches her house be ‘completely destroyed’ by a raging fire — and why it makes her think about what’s important in life
A young family is left devastated after their home was left ‘completely destroyed’ after a raging house fire.
Social media influencer and former fitness competitor Grace Torres watched her property in Sutton, NSW go up in flames around 4:30pm Thursday.
Emergency services were called to reports of a house fire on Read Road, just north of the ACT boundary, with several neighbors already trying to contain the flames to the garage.
The fire is believed to have started from a faulty electrical appliance in the garage and quickly spread to the rest of the house.
Social media influencer and former fitness competitor Grace Torres watched her property in Sutton, NSW go up in flames around 4:30pm Thursday (pictured)
Neighbors helped try to contain the fire to the garage, where the fire is believed to have started from a faulty electrical appliance (pictured, house)
Several NSW Rural Fire Service and Fire and Rescue NSW units were on the scene, as were NSW Police and the NSW Ambulance Service.
There were no reports of serious injuries.
“Tonight we lost our home to a huge fire,” Ms Torres shared on her social media.
“Thank God everything’s okay, and the pets got out in time.”
‘Unfortunately everything is gone. The house, pictures, our stuff etc.
“But the fact that our family is safe makes me count my blessings and I’m grateful,” she added.
The house was owned by social media influencer and ex-bikini champion Grace Torres (pictured)
“If anyone has clothing they can donate, it would be greatly appreciated by me and the family.”
“I appreciate everyone’s messages and support. We’re lucky.’
The ex-bodybuilding champion thanked his supporters for their help and assistance.
“I am so grateful to have such supportive, beautiful people in my corner and with my family right now,” Ms. Torres wrote.
“Words cannot describe this feeling.”
Ms Torres took to social media to thank her followers for their support during this difficult time and asked for clothing donations (pictured)
The scene was witnessed by several NSW Rural Fire Service and Fire and Rescue NSW units (pictured)
Everything in the house has ‘gone’ (pictured) but Ms Torres is thankful everyone is safe and no serious injuries have been reported