SAN MARCOS (KGTV) — Opal Jean Thompson is moving back into her San Marcos home two years after a fire destroyed it and killed her son. She described the moment the smoke alarms went off and she discovered her son's room engulfed in flames. ABC 10news first reported on Thompson's story in December 2024, while she was staying at a San Marcos hotel. "You know, I wanna come home, but I don't wanna come home because he was my rock. This story was reported on-air by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI.