Community Rallies Around Families Displaced By Fire In Wallingford

WALLINGFORD, CT — The community is rallying around three families who were displaced after a fire destroyed their homes Saturday afternoon in Wallingford.

Firefighters responded to multiple calls for a house fire in the 100 block of South Colony Road around 1:30 p.m.

Officials said arriving crews found heavy exterior and interior fire on all three floors of the home. One person also jumped from the second floor, according to officials.

Crews were hampered by high winds and fought the stubborn fire for about two and a half hours, according to officials.

The American Red Cross reported that three families – five adults – were displaced from the home after the fire.

Lenny’s Café, at 64 Center St. in Wallingford, has been organizing donations, including clothing, toiletries and money, for the displaced families. Organizers said the response from the community has been “overwhelming.”

“Thank you to everyone who has donated so far,” reads a post on the Lenny’s Café Facebook page. “People responded fast and generously! Feel free to drop off any clothing you already planned on donating but at this point we'll be trying to narrow down the donations to gift cards/certificates and money donations until the families have a place to put everything!

“Also thank you to everyone who continues to look out for the cats.

“Grateful to be part of this amazing community.”

A GoFundMe campaign has also been launched in support of KC Logan and family. Logan jumped out of the third floor to escape the fire and suffered some injuries, according to the GoFundMe. The campaign has raised $1,800 as of Monday night.

For more information, or to make a donation, visit the GoFundMe page here.

Visit Lenny’s Café on Facebook here for more information on the drop-off collection.

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