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(KSL News) A 6-year-old Syracuse girl who was playing with matches accidentally lit her family's home on fire today.
Her grandmother, Geneva Poulson, said, "We're mighty thankful that they're alive and well, not burned."
Fire officials say the girl lit a bed on fire in an upstairs bedroom and then ran to get her 14-year-old brother, who also was home at the time. The two ran across the street to a neighbor's house and called 911.
When crews arrived at the home near 3400 West and 2200 South, they quickly put out the blaze. But it destroyed nearly everything upstairs.
"They do need help," Poulson said. "They're both working as hard as they can. They've lost it now."
"The only thing I can say," Poulson continued, "is you can replace material things, but life you can't. As far as fire, fire has no mercy on no one. They could have been killed."
Poulson said the family was renting the home and may have renter's insurance. Damage is estimated at between $60,000 and $80,000, mostly on the second floor of the home.
