MARIPOSA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A little girl and her family were displaced after a 13-acre wildfire burned through a Mariposa County neighborhood and destroyed their home.

Jennifer Macy says this is the second time she has lost a home to a wildfire.

"The first time we had ten minutes to get out, this time, the back of the house and the roof was on fire before we even knew there was a fire. We had enough time to get kids and animals and that was it," Macy said.

The 13-acre Utah Fire was first reported at 5:17 p.m. Monday, burning in the Bear Valley area near Highway 49 and Bear Valley Road; soon after, Macy and her family lost their home.

Macy says they did not receive an evacuation notice until the fire had already taken over the house.

"As you can imagine, it’s taken a lifetim

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