A south Memphis man is homeless after his house caught fire early this morning.
The Memphis Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 1800 block of Riverside Blvd around 6 a.m. Tuesday morning.
FOX13’s spoke to the man about how he plans to move forward after his worst nightmare became a reality when he came home from work.
“I’m really lost for words because this was totally unexpected,” said Joseph Williams, the fire victim.
Snow flurries and smoke filled the air on this bitter cold day as Williams' home was destroyed.
“I’m just getting off of work and I just want to be in a nice warm environment,” Williams said. “Now it’s gone.”
Williams said he saw smoke coming from his house when he got home.
“First I unlocked the door and flames jumped me out the door….the smoke jumped me out the back door,” he said.