The Dallas Fire Department says illegal fireworks are to blame for a fire that destroyed a woman's townhome. She says she's thankful she made it out alive.
Carolette Barnes says she was getting her clothes ready for work the next day at around 10 p.m. on Independence Day evening when she noticed an odd sound.
As Barnes grabbed her clothes to head out the door, she says she repeatedly tried to get through to 911. Barnes showed FOX 4 her call log. On her first call at 9:59 p.m., she waited for 30 seconds. Then she tried again at 10 p.m. and 10:02 p.m. That time, she was on hold for two minutes and 36 seconds.
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