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Pregnant Mom Loses Everything in a Fire. What She Found at the Firestation Left Her In Tears

<div><p>Being 8-months pregnant certainly comes with its fair share of challenges. </p><p>Trying to prepare for the baby's arrival can be a daunting task, both financially and emotionally. </p><p>For Nicola Taylor, she experienced a life-altering experience when her fourth floor apartment caught fire due to an electrical problem.</p><p>Firefighters quickly arrived to the scene and extinguished the blaze. </p><div><div><amp-iframe sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin" layout="responsive" frameborder="0" height="9" width="16" src="https://gifs.com/player/lauderhill-firefighters-surprise-expectant-mom-with-new-home-after-blaze-qj069p"></amp-iframe></div></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Nicola who is 8-months pregnant, lived with her father, cousin and cousin's 2-year-old son. </p><p>Thankfully everyone was able to escape the building safely, but most of the items in the apartment were destroyed. </p><p>Nicola's friends and family had thrown her a baby shower just 2 days before the devastating event and everything she and the baby were given were destroyed by the fire. </p><p>When the firefighters went through the apartment in the aftermath, they saw the damaged gifts and were touched by the situation. </p><p>"[The firefighters] heard the story, they saw the condition of the apartment and their hearts were broken," Captain Jerry Gonzalez said. "They're people just like everybody else, and their hearts were broken with this story. She's eight months pregnant and lost everything in a baby shower just recently, and they wanted to do something."</p><div><amp-facebook data-href="https://www.facebook.com/radionlkamloops/photos/a.488945561275473.1073741828.486349858201710/773205192849507/?type=3&amp;theater" layout="responsive" height="600" width="640"></amp-facebook></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>After sharing the story, the firehouse received an overwhelming amount of donations to help Nicola and her family. </p><p>They decided to then surprise Nicola with a second baby shower and she was left shocked. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/18033796_1807608262891436_2982594525840808375_n.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/18033796_1807608262891436_2982594525840808375_n_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/18033796_1807608262891436_2982594525840808375_n_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/18033796_1807608262891436_2982594525840808375_n_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/18033796_1807608262891436_2982594525840808375_n_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Facebook</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>"God is amazing," Taylor said. "This is more stuff than I had. Thank you."</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>The last surprise was certainly the best. With the donations, they were able to get Nicola a new lease on an apartment and pay for the first 3 month's rent!</p><div><div><div><amp-youtube height="9" width="16" layout="responsive" data-videoid="venna_6v_6A"></amp-youtube></div></div></div><p>"It's so overwhelming," <a href="http://www.liftable.com/eliasmanzella/pregnant-mom-loses-everything-fire-leave-tears-saying-god-amazing/">Taylor's father, Glenton Daley, 50, said.</a> "I don't know how to thank them. "I was worried...it was painful and unbearable and these angels came along and stood by me. I'm so thankful."</p><p></p></div>

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