Eric and Karen Parsons say this ATV was stolen from their home in Ochre Pit Cove after they fled the community due to a devastating wildfire. (Karen Broughton Parsons/Facebook)

Eric and Karen Parsons waited more than two weeks for official word on the status of their home in the fire-ravaged N.L. community of Ochre Pit Cove.

When they got a call from the RCMP at 6 a.m. Friday morning, it was good news followed by a gut punch.

The house is still there, but it's been ransacked.

Their blue 2022 Can-Am Outlander ATV was stolen, and they worry what else may have taken from their home.

"They are in shock," said Eric's daughter, Erica Emberley. "When you pick up the phone, you don't know what you're going to find out ... so, you know, it's a relief to know your house is there, but then in

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