SPOKANE, Wash. — It’s been five weeks since a fire tore through the Wilson family’s home near Dwight Merkel Sports Complex. Jasmine Wilson and her family are now living out of suitcases in a hotel, trying to rebuild after losing everything including her son.
Investigators say Wilson’s 11-year-old son, Jhasoni, accidentally started the fire in his basement bedroom. Firefighters were able to rescue Jasmine’s mother, but Jhasoni and the family’s three pets didn’t make it.
“I couldn’t get to my baby. Even the firefighters couldn’t get to him,” Jasmine said, describing the night. “I just see flames and smoke. It all happened so fast.”
Jhasoni had autism, and Jasmine had long worried about how the world might misunderstand her son. But to his family, his differences were never limitations, they were his superpower.
“When he got his autism, I’d say he’s a hawk baby — pushing couches, breaking the crib, such a strong little baby,” Jasmine said.
Jhasoni’s final moments are remembered by Jasmine’s fiancé Katherine Loundagin, “We couldn’t see his body, but we got to hold his hand.”
Jasmine hopes to honor Jhasoni by working with local organizations that support people with autism. His memorial is scheduled for January 16.
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