Alyssa Schnoebelen

WAUKESHA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A Waukesha mother and her two kids are now without a home after their apartment went up in flames.

"Devastating," said Alyssa Schnoebelen, whose apartment caught fire. "Everything I worked for - just poof."

Schnoebelen was at work Monday afternoon, when she got a call no one wants to receive.

"I got a phone call that my apartment was on fire and I got here, saw about ten fire trucks in here putting it out," said Schnoebelen. "My building engulfed in flames and it just looked like everything was gone."

Overwhelmed as she took in the aftermath and saw everything her family owned destroyed.

"Everything is just gone," said Schnoebelen. "I have things in there that are irreplaceable that I'm never getting back."

While everyone inside was able

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