Relatives of Texas church shooting victim lose home to fire

The family of a First Baptist Church shooting victim lost their San Antonio home to a roaring fire.

Hank Summers had been staying with his grandfather since his uncle, David Colbath, was shot five times during the Nov. 5 massacre in nearby Sutherland Springs that killed 26.

Colbath, one of 20 people wounded, has been recovering at Brooke Army Medical Center in Houston.

“(It's) been a hell of a week,” Summers told local ABC affiliate KSAT.

These are the victims of the Texas church shooting:

The family’s nightmare only got worse when the home of Summers’ grandfather went ablaze just before 3 a.m. Wednesday.

Officials told local media the fire started from a cigarette in the bathroom, but it wasn’t clear who was smoking at the time.

San Antonio firefighters were able to put out the blaze, but it started back up within 15 minutes of their leaving — engulfing the house. Ammunition inside the home reportedly went off because of the flames.

The blaze caused $80,000 worth of damages to the house, along with $30,000 in lost property, the San Antonio Express-News reported.

Summer also had a high school buddy attending the church who was also shot.

“I knew many people that were killed,” he told KSAT. “It’s been brutal.”

But he’s trying to keep a positive attitude despite the setbacks.

“Pray for my friends. Pray for the community of Sutherland Springs. Don’t worry about us,” he told the news channel.

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