Help for a Local Family Forced From Their Home Following Fire

A fund has been established to help a Ledyard family forced from their home after an early morning fire Sunday.  While Patch reported the Red Cross has been helping the family of four with food and clothing, they are in need as they to try to rebuild their lives.

Donations have been coming in from as far as Minnesota in amounts ranging from $5 to $1,000.

Here is the story from youcaring.com.

“On December 15, 2013, around 2 a.m., The McKern family awoke to find their kitchen on fire. This quickly overcame the upstairs of their home and forced them to evacuate to safety while they watched their home go up in flames. We are all very thankful that they were able to evacuate the entire family, including their pets without anyone getting hurt. Their well-being and safety is in the forefront of all of our minds.

Now, they must begin to rebuild from this horrible tragedy and they have a very long and stressful road ahead of them. They have lost much of everything due to smoke and water damage. The cleanup and rebuilding is going to take months and the insurance will take quite a bit of time to come to a settlement. They are in need of immediate assistance to help them in their recovery efforts. They cannot live in their home and are currently staying with friends.”