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A family of four is pleading with the public for help to rebuild their home, after a fire destroyed the wooden structure on Wednesday.

The owner, a 66-year-old woman who recently underwent brain surgery and her 72-year-old husband lived there with their adult son and grandchild, they are all now staying with relatives.

Our reporter Cindy Raghubar-Teekersingh visited the scene of the fire along Garth Road, Williamsville today and tells us more.

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00:00Right now, I ain't even knowing my thoughts still up to now, yes.
00:04I know just that I have not remained.
00:0672-year-old Mark Caller and his wife, 66-year-old Ivy, of Garth Road, Williamsville,
00:13have been married for 50 years.
00:16They built a life together that has allowed them days to see great-grandchildren
00:21and then days where Ivy had to be hospitalized to treat a ruptured brain vessel just last month.
00:27They've persevered through it all and on Wednesday, they were faced with news
00:32that their home of 20 years was destroyed by fire, forcing them to stay with relatives.
00:59Right now, it's 72. It's the first time I ain't know where it's been next to me in my life.
01:03The fire was noticed around 1 p.m. on Wednesday.
01:07He believes a nearby beehive was set on fire, which spread to his house while they were not at home.
01:14Everything was lost, and Caller says since he and his wife survives only on his pension,
01:20they are hoping for any assistance to rebuild.
01:25I'm working no way on things as a pensioner.
01:30Anything, anything, anyone could help me with building material because I want to build up something.
01:36I want to live.
01:37Anyone willing to assist the Callers can contact them at 367-2745 or 381-1440.
01:52Cindy Raguba Tika Singh, TV6 News.
01:55Cindy Raguba Tika Singh, TV6 News.
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