'We've got the clothes on our back, that's it': Family-of-six lose everything they own including their beloved dog when their home burns to the ground
- Family returned from dinner to find house surrounded by emergency services
- A combustion heater left on is believed to have caused the devastating fire
- Neighbours raised alarm when they noticed the house was engulfed in flames
- Neighbours attempted to rescue the two dogs, but unfortunately one died
A family of six has been left devastated after losing all their belongings in a horrific fire that burnt their house to the ground.
The family returned home after a meal at a local restaurant when they saw the property was surrounded by firefighters spraying the Adelaide house.
Neighbours of the Munno Para Street property raised the alarm - attempted to rescue two dogs stuck inside the property.
The dogs were pulled out from the bellowing house fire, and emergency services attempted CPR on one. It didn't survive.
'We've got the clothes on our back and that's it,' Lee Morris told Nine News.
The family was out for dinner, and upon returning to their home they noticed their property was surrounded by fire brigades
'We've got the clothes on our back and that's it,' Lee Morris (pictured) told Nine News
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Mr Morris thanked his neighbours and emergency services for doing what they could to save his home of the last 30 years.
An investigation then found the fire was possibly caused by a combustion heater which was left on inside the home.
Families are warned to be wary of combustion heaters as the weather begins to cool down.
An investigation then found the fire was possibly caused by a combustion heater which was left on inside the home
