Elvie said police had advised her family to pack belongings on Sunday morning in anticipation of the grass fire reaching their area.
The GCSE student admitted to being “disappointed” that she had not been better prepared to evacuate after initially thinking the blaze was too far away to affect them.
“And then knowing that there’s like so many things I want to bring with me, and I just can’t go back,” she said.
“Then there’s that fear, not knowing if I’m coming back.
“Is my house still going to be there?
“How long am I going to be away for?”
They had to wait hours before they learned their property had escaped the fire.
It was then two days before Elvie, her mum and partner could return home.
And their dog, Marley, had to stay elsewhere as he was not allowed at their hotel.
