Stanton teacher grateful for community after losing first home in fast-moving fire
Stanton ISD teacher Gaby Hernandez, right, and her younger brother survived the July 11 fire that destroyed Hernandez's first home in Midland. Her brother was burned while trying to fight the fire before being rescued by a passerby.
MIDLAND - For Gaby Hernandez, buying her first home was one of the proudest moments of her life.
She worked hard. She saved her money. In December, she finally became a homeowner.
Less than a year later, that home was gone. On Saturday, July 11, a fire destroyed Hernandez's house in the Mockingbird Heights subdivision in Midland off Highway 349. The second-grade teacher at Stanton ISD escaped safely…
