Family loses everything in fire, say caused by fireworks

10 minutes was all it took for Michelle Hamilton and her family to lose their home Sunday night.

The Buffalo Fire Department said fireworks may have sparked the fire that destroyed the house on Olympic Avenue in Buffalo.

HERE'S THE LATESTTONIGHT ON THERECENT ILLEGALFIREWORKS BEINGBLOWN OFF IN MANYWNYNEIGHBORHOODS.THEY MAY BE PRETTY..BUT THEY AREDANGEROUS...7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER OLIVIAPROIA SPOKE WITHONE WOMAN TODAYWHO HAS A STRONGMESSAGE FOR THOSEWHO BREAK THE LAW..JUST TO HAVE A LITTLEFUN..MICHELLE: I CAN'TBELIEVE IT WENT FROMME GETTING READY TOPUT MY KID TO BED, TOTHE HOUSE IS ON FIRE.10 MINUTES.

THAT'SALL IT TOOK FORMICHELLE HAMILTONAND HER FAMILY TOLOSE THEIR HOME.MICHELLE: THE FIREDEPARTMENT SAID IFYOU GUYS WOULDHAVE BEEN ASLEEP,WE COULD BEPOSSIBLY COMING TO ADOA.MICHELLE: YOU HAVETO TAKEACCOUNTABILITY FOREVERYBODY ELSE.

ICOULD HAVE LOST MYLIFE AND MY FAMILYCOULD HAVE LOSTTHEIR LIVES BECAUSEOF SOMEBODY ELSEDOING FIREWORKS.THE BUFFALO FIREDEPARTMENT SAYSFIREWORKS MAY HAVESPARKED THE FIRETHAT DESTROYEDMICHELLE'S HOME.MICHELLE: IT WASPOINTLESS.

FOR YOUTO TRY TO HAVE AGOOD TIME, NOW I'MOUT OF EVERYTHING.STAND UP: THE FAMILYIS SUPPOSED TO BEOUT HERECELEBRATING 8THGRADE GRADUATIONWITH A BBQ... BUTINSTEAD, THEY'RE LEFTWITH THIS.WILLIE: I WAS WAITINGFOR THIS THE WHOLETIME.

NOW SINCE THEFIRE I HAVE TO WAITMORE.

IT'SPOSTPONED.MICHELLE: WE WERESUPPOSED TO HAVE APARADE IN FRONT OFTHE HOUSE.

I WASGOING TO GRILL.

ICAN'T DO ALL OF THATNOW.THE FAMILY IS LEFTWITH NOTHING.

NOHOME... NOCLOTHES.... NO TOYS.NAT FROM 3-YEAR-OLD:I THINK I'M GOING TOHAVE NO MORE TOYS.MICHELLE: I GREW UPNOT WANTING FORANYTHING.

I WANT TODO THE SAME FOR MYKIDS.

AND FOR ME TOHAVE TO START ALLOVER AND TRY TO FINDCLOTHES REAL QUICKAND HE HAS 8THGRADE GRADUATIONTODAY.

IT'S HARD.BUT EVEN SINCE THEFIRE... HAMILTON HASFOUND SOMETHING TOBE GRATEFUL FOR.MICHELLE: A LOT OFPEOPLE HAVEREACHED OUT ANDTHAT MAKES ME FEELGOOD TO KNOW THATPEOPLE DO CARE ANDPEOPLE HATE TO SEEYOU GOING THROUGHTHIS.YOU CAN FIND A LINKTO THE FAMILY'S GOFUND ME ON OURWEBSITE, WKBW.COM.IN BUFFALO, OP,7EWN.