Family Loses Home In Fire, Wallingford Community Rallies Support

WALLINGFORD, CT — The community is rallying around a family who lost their home in a fire Tuesday morning in Wallingford. Crews responded to the fire on Twin Oak Farm Road at about 8:35 a.m. on the report of a structure fire.

The first-arriving crews found the 1.5 story Cape Cod-style home well-involved in fire, according to fire officials. The fire was under control in 30 minutes and no injuries were reported, but the home was destroyed in the fire, officials said.

A GoFundMe campaign was launched Wednesday by Teresa Olson in support of the Augur family.

“Thankfully nobody was home, but the house was engulfed in flames and burnt down to the structure,” Olson wrote on the GoFundMe page. “Two cats are still missing and we are hoping they are found safe. Our hearts are heavy for them and I am reaching out to ask for any amount of money donation. Let’s work as a community to get these two loving people back on their feet.”

If anyone has any other donations they would like to offer, they can be dropped off at Calcagni Real Estate, located at 924 N. Main Street Ext. in Wallingford.

Roseann Dogolo Augur thanked the community for their support in a post on the Positively Wallingford community Facebook page.

“Hello everyone, we just wanted to say Thank you to all who have reached out to Joey and I with all your warm thoughts, prayers and offers of help, as well as donations,” she wrote in the post. “We are truly blessed to have all of you friends and neighbors, to come together for us in this difficult time is a True Blessing. Also, a Heartful thank you to all the firefighters who came out to battle the fire, hope all of you are well.”

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

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