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The Richardson family lost their home in Cedar Hills, Utah County, to a fire on Sunday.

Community support has been overwhelming thus far, with donations and a GoFundMe raising $18,000.

The family is temporarily staying with relatives as they cope with their loss.

CEDAR HILLS, Utah County — A Cedar Hills family is figuring out their next steps after they lost their home in a fire just days after Thanksgiving.

"We've just started to see more and more the toll it's taking on the kids of just asking to go home," Merik Richardson said.

For Richardson and his wife, Jessica Richardson, that simple question, "Can we go home," has been one of the hardest parts of this week.

On Sunday night, Nov. 30, the couple and their two young kids, ages 4 a

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