Learn Hardcore Japanese: ie wo deruno ga girigiri datta node, eki made hasirimasita. - I left the house at the last possible moment, so I ran to the station.

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家いえ　を　出でるの　が　ぎりぎり　だった　ので、　駅えき　まで　走はしりました。ie o deruno ga girigiri datta node, eki made hashirimashita.

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I left the house at the last possible moment, so I ran to the station.

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Breakdown of ie o deruno ga girigiri datta node, eki made hashirimashita.

How is this sentence put together literally?

A natural breakdown is:

So the structure is roughly:

Because leaving home was at the very last minute, I ran to the station.

A very natural English translation is something like I left home at the last minute, so I ran to the station.

Why is 家 marked with を? Shouldn’t it be から because you are leaving from home?