House fire in Wellton leaves family without a home, sparks brief power outage

WELLTON, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - A house fire in Wellton caused a brief power outage and left one family without a home.

The Wellton Fire Department (WFD) says the fire happened around 12:30 a.m. Sunday in the area of San Jose and South Arizona Avenue.

When firefighters arrived, they found the home engulfed in flames.

Assistant Fire Chief David Rodriguez with WFD says, "The child woke up to the smell of smoke, went to the parents' bedroom, and woke them up. By the time they went back to their bedroom, there was already flames and smoke coming out."

Due to the large blaze, a nearby power pole was also on fire.

For safety reasons, fire crews were forced to shut off the power for more than 100 homes for approximately two hours.

"For firefighters to successfully fight that fire, they had to cut the power off so that the fire department can operate their ladder truck and not worry about touching any live power lines or firefighters on scene stepping on any power lines," said Chief Rodriguez shared.

Thankfully, the family was able exit the home safely and no injuries were reported.

WFD says the home was a complete loss and that the American Red Cross has stepped in to help the family.

They also said power lines have been fully repaired.