GATESVILLE, Texas (KWTX) - A family in Gatesville is reaching out to the community for help after losing their home to a fire last week.

Shortly after 10 am last Thursday morning, the Strong family got a call from a neighbor letting them know their house off Park Street in Gatesville, was on fire.

According to the family’s insurance company, the fire was caused by electrical issues, started in a back room, and quickly moved to the room where their 7-month-old daughter sleeps at night.

“They’re claiming that it’s something electrical,” said Justin Strong, father and resident Gatesville home that burned. “They ruled out all the other possibilities. So, they’re stuck on something either being plugged in or something of that nature. It’s electrical for sure.”

The fire completely burned the

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