A raging fire has left one Sacramento State student unsure if she can continue college this semester.

Samantha, who wished that her last name remained anonymous, lost everything in the fire that started Saturday night at Bell Oaks Apartments on Bell Street.

She is a senior and psychology major with nothing left, but a wooden jewelry box her grandmother gave her.

“My books and school supplies are gone,” said Samantha.

She doesn’t know how she will replace anything and now looks to her parents for support.

The fire began at 11:15 p.m., according to firefighters dispatched from Rescue 21. The men said the fire took out the entire roof and was still smoldering four hours later.

“It’s just another day at work,” said one of the firefighters.

The firefighters didn’t have to rescue anyone from the buildings, but faced a lot of clean up.

Laura Hurst, one of the tenants at Bell Oaks, was playing video games with her husband when the fire ignited. A graduate student at Sac State, Laura lost everything but her cat and some wedding pictures. She was married last month and now is staying with her husband’s parents.

The fire burned through 10 units and took the roof attic completely out, said Jim Hartley, assistant chief of Sacramento Metro Fire District. Five apartments suffered extensive damage with preliminary costs estimated at $1 million and expected to rise.

“It took an hour to contain,” said a firefighter.

Red Cross joined 65 firefighters at the scene. Medication and first aid was given to the victims as they sat on the curb across the street and watched.

One cat is missing while many other people managed to carry their pets to safety.

Several tenants are homeless and without renters insurance. When asked what most are going to do, the answers are uncertain and confused.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.