Muskogee Couple Loses Apartment to Fire With Baby on The Way

A Muskogee husband and wife are left with nothing but each other, after lightning caused a fire that destroyed their apartment, just before Easter.

Tyler and Bryant Alexander were focused on building their future, and the first thing on that list: plans for getting more space.

“So, we’re having a baby girl,” Tyler Alexander said.

Their plans were typical–buying new clothes, setting up a crib, and moving into a bigger space.

"It was just what we needed for the three of us. But being that we're growing our family, we were going to need more space," Tyler said.

But when lightning struck their apartment complex, setting their roof on fire, those plans were put on hold..

“Coming down the road here, we could see the flashes of lights back here and some smoke coming from the building,” Bryant Alexander said.

Tyler didn’t think it could be their home going up in flames.

"I definitely didn’t think it was our apartment," Tyler said. 

But it was.

"We lost basically our whole lives here. What we have built up these last few years," she said.

Bryant said they never imagined facing something like this. He hadn’t even looked into getting renter’s insurance.

"Nobody ever thinks of these things until it does actually happen. And that’s kind of the boat that we’re in now," he said.

But even as the smoke clears and reality sets in--the Alexanders never lost sight of what's most important.

"Keeping the baby healthy, keeping myself healthy, keeping our family going through all of this…and then just trying to see through the bad," Tyler said.

Their next chapter will start in a new house — a place where they can rebuild not just a home, but a future.

"Everything just happened on God’s timing," Bryant said.

Now the Alexanders know it’s not the furniture or walls that matter — it's the life they'll build inside.

"Taking it day by day. Knowing that everything's going to be okay. Soon. Maybe not right now, but soon," Tyler said.

How to Help:

Friends and family have set up a GoFundMe to help the Alexanders as they recover.

Head to their official page to donate and learn more.