They had a generator in their garage, and somehow it caught something on fire. =\ Either it overheated or there was something flammable too close. I feel sorry for my grandfather; he had just bought it and since that was the cause he feels reponsible for the fire.
And you know the most horrible part? x_x; It happened on the worst day for a fire. Everything had been iced over that night because of a storm, and it happened at about 3:00 that morning. Their phone line obviously wouldn't work, and neither of their cell phones got service. The water in the water hose had frozen, and so did the roads so by the time the fire truck could get there it was too late. The house was burned to the ground within 30 minutes, and it was a huge house. People from miles down the road woke up from the light of the flames. =\ Usually you see some kind of wall left when a house burned down, but this time there was nothing. Anyways, another thing that was scary was that we had just left the night before from staying there. If my grandmother hadn't woken up really early that morning to sit on the couch in the living room because she felt bad, and if my grandfather hadn't gotten up either and checked on the generator, they would've both most likely been killed. There wasn't a door on the side of the house where their bedroom was, and if they had been asleep they wouldn't have had time to get out. They were just lucky to save only a few animals and his wallet.
Ack, I'm yapping too much. x_x; I'll shut up now, I've gone way off-topic anyways.
