A new mother is burned out of her mobile home in Rainbow, and everything in it — including the baby shower gifts — are destroyed. The fire happened in her home last week while she was inside feeding her daughter. “Right here, I had her crib. It was in the middle,” Violeta Nieto said. Nieto had lived in the home since she was 14 years old. Now, it’s burnt to the frame. Everything in it was incinerated. “My tablet, my phone and her clothes — everything was in there. All of our stuff is in there,” Nieto said. “Paperwork from the hospital. Her bag.” The fire started last Thursday afternoon. The night before, the power went out. When the landlord turned it back on, sparks began to fly. The power comes from the main house. It is connected to the mobile home through a small junction box just underneath the side door, which is where Nieto saw the sparks. She says she’s had some power outages in the past, but nothing like this. In a matter of minutes, between three and five, Nieto says the entire home was engulfed in flames. She was nursing Tahlia at the time but managed to escape. “With my sweater, I wrapped her. That’s all I grabbed was her,” Nieto said. Firefighters managed to extinguish it before the fire spread to the livestock pens on property or any other structures.  Nieto’s greatest concern was the health of her daughter. “That’s what I was more worried about, her breathing the smoke,” Nieto said. Tahlia was born 7 pounds, 11 ounces, healthy and happy. Nieto is looking past the losses and grateful for this most important gift. “She’s safe, and I get to carry her in my arms. It gives me hope everything will get better,” Nieto said. The North County Fire Protection District responded to the blaze and is investigating.   ...read more read less