Owners Watched Fort McMurray Home Burn to Ground Over iPhone

After fleeing the wildfires that engulfed Fort McMurray, James O’Reilly and his wife watched their home burn to the ground on a home security camera via an iPhone. This video taken by the security camera shows the couple’s living room, front window and a fish in a tank as the smoke and flames engulf the house. Metro Edmonton first reported the story here.
Courtesy: James O'Reilly
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[@brittanybroquadio8846]

NOOOOO THE FISH

[@elishawesley5358]

I'm so sorry that this happened to your home. And your poor fish.

[@tr45hy89]

House: literally gone

[@indianheadlogan]

Fire completely engulfs and surrounds entire house

[@tjwash5118]

My smoke alarm goes off when I burn toast, that room was full of smoke before theirs beeped.

[@dms2331]

Can we all pay our respects to the lives lost in this. Rip those poor fish

[@JStrick525]

Listening to the sounds of the fire breaking the windows and stuff hitting the house towards the beginning is really eerie. I can’t even begin to imagine how helpless the residents felt watching this.

[@emmamccormick126]

I cannot imagine how it’d feel to watch my house, full of memories and everything I owned, burn to the ground, being completely helpless and unable to do anything to stop it.

[@fortheloveofpaint4]

The scariest part was how long it took the fire alarm to go off..

[@ilovebeinagirl]

Insurance company: We need more footage before we can pay out your claim.

[@YoungBlood507]

Dam it just sounds like rain, someone sleeping probably wouldn't know until it was too late. Rip fish

[@Silver_Stitcher]

I pray that this family is safe and blessed with a new home and pets. So sorry for your loss.

[@tiffantegan]

Smoke alarm took long enough...

[@ThatOldBiddy]

Its too bad that smoke alarms don't sound as quickly when there is a real fire as when you're cooking dinner.

[@elle6221]

Man, I remember this fire. I remember waking up and looking out the window. The sky was orange. Me and my mom had to evacuate to Edmonton. We took the highway out of the city, and the trees were all covered in flames. My mom and I had to escape her vehicle, and we went with someone else.

[@tessaleroux7725]

I can’t imagine how devastating it must have been and helpless seeing ones home being destroyed. The poor fish too. I hope they had insurance . So very sad

[@jh3142]

Seeing the fire at the window before it comes in is terrifying

[@jem3460]

One of my biggest fears is my house burning down when I’m not home with all my animals inside. Scares me way more than losing my house. Knowing I wasn’t there to save them.

[@SerpentVenom25]

As a fish keeper of around 50 tanks and hundreds of fish, I can't think of what would happen if something like this ever happened, RIP fish. I am so sorry for your losses.

[@i-love-carlyshay5365]

Im crying to see the fish suffering from the intense heat 😭