WELD COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — A Weld County family gathered Monday night outside the home they lost to fire to remember their mother, who did not make it out alive.
Early Friday morning, Mountain View Fire Rescue responded to the blaze off of Highway 119, near Weld County Road 7, just east of Longmont.
Relatives say 46-year-old Rosa Maria Borrego perished in the blaze. Another family member was rushed to the hospital with burns.
At Monday’s vigil, in front of where the family’s house once stood, red balloons floated in a slight breeze.
“Her favorite color was red,” said her son, Jovanny Soto. “She always said, if anything happened to her, she wanted everyone to say ‘goodbye’ to her in red.”
Soto said that the vigil will be a nightly one, for a total of nine days.
“We’re praying for her, for safe travels, to be with our Lord Savior Jesus,” Soto said.
A spokesperson for Mountain View Fire Rescue says an official cause could be released Tuesday or Wednesday.
The family has started this GoFundMe Page to help with funeral and living expenses.
