Funds Raised For Cabin Owners Who Lost Home In Holy Fire

TRABUCO CANYON, CA -- As wildfire sweeps through Orange and Riverside counties, loved ones are raising money for the owners of a 100-year-old Holy Jim cabin who saw their destroyed. In a GoFundMe page, Karen Dominique said she and her partner lost their beloved cabin after putting in years of improvements and love into their home.

The Holy Fire erupted Monday afternoon before quickly growing to 4,100 acres by Wednesday morning. At 5 percent containment, firefighters are challenged with dry weather and steep terrain, officials said.

In the GoFundMe page, Dominique wrote their lives "changed forever" because of the blaze.

"A few years ago, the love of my life asked me if he should buy us a remote cabin on the Holy Jim trail in the Cleveland National Forest in Trabuco Canyon. I told him that it would be a huge mistake not to," Dominque wrote. "We heard word that one cabin burned down in the #holyfire. My fiancé ran out into the woods against all advice. He walked through what looked like an apocalypse only to find our cabin had completely burned down and there were still hot embers throughout it as the stove was still on fire."

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Now, the couple is asking the public to help them raise money to replace the valuables they lost in the unexpected blaze.

"As many other insurance situations, our insurance does not cover everything and we do not have any documentation to provide," Dominque wrote. "Our cabin will not be rebuilt because it is currently in a flood zone and building structures is now prohibited."

For more information or to donate, go to GoFundMe.com.

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