I've always had a hard time decluttering. When my childhood home burned down, I learned a lot about letting go.

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Allison Young standing in the rubble of her home after a house fire.
Allison Young's childhood home burned down in a house fire.

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A man seeking revenge for his stolen iPhone set fire to the wrong house. He pleaded guilty to killing an innocent family of 5.

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Investigators stand outside a house where five immigrants from Senegal were found dead after a fire in suburban Denver on Aug. 5, 2020
The house where five immigrants from Senegal were found dead after an August 2020 fire in Denver.

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A real-estate agent accidentally burned down a $2 million home ahead of an open house

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A stock photo shows a "Fire Line Do Not Cross" sign in front of a destroyed property.

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