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Community Assists Flossmoor Family Displaced by Fire
GoFundMe effort begins to help the Bristol family.
FLOSSMOOR, IL - An effort to assist a Flossmoor family affected by a devastating home fire last week has gained steam through a GoFundMe campaign.
The Bristol family lost "nearly everything" in the fire, according to the GoFundMe page, although no one was hurt in the early morning blaze that required help from several area fire departments to extinguish.
"The house is now uninhabitable and the family is displaced," the GoFundMe description reads, noting that parents Jermaine and Mimi and sons Jalon and Jacobi are "going through a really rough time."
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"They are extremely shaken by the sudden disaster of their Flossmoor home... Leaving your home in the middle of the night with nothing but the clothes on your back is devastating."
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The effort has raised more than $500 of a $10,000 goal as of Wednesday. All funds will be given to the family to help them get back on their feet.
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