People who would like to donate something to help Mike Juranek and his wife recover from a devastating fire at their home on Oct. 6 now have another option.

The family has opened an account at Alamo Hardware at 400 S. Washington St. where donations will help the family buy building materials.

Mike Juranek is a construction contractor and he plans to rebuild the cinder block home where he and Marlene were living at the time of the fire.

Marlene is recovering nicely from burns she received when she tried to light a propane water heater at their home in the 2100 block of the Old Houston Highway.

She immediately rushed to Christus Spohn Hospital Beeville after realizing she had been burned. But she did not think there was any danger of the house catching fire when she left.

Firemen were called to the scene later after flames were seen coming from the one-story home.

Although members of the Beeville Volunteer Fire Departmtent were able to get the flames under control quickly, they were not able to prevent serious damage to the home and its contents caused by the heat, smoke and water used to extinguish the fire.

Juranek’s business had suffered recently during the economic crunch and the family had allowed their home owners insurance to lapse.

An account has been opened at First National Bank in the name of the Juranek Family for cash donations.

Their son-in-law, Chad Masters, is planning a benefit barbecue to help raise money so the Juraneks can recover from their disaster.

Marlene is recovering nicely from her injuries. She said none of the burns was serious.

“My eyebrows are already growing back,” she said this week.