Donations Pour in to Family That Lost Home to Fire

Members of the family that lost four pets during a fire this week say they are donating money raised through a GoFundMe account to the Humane Society of Harford County.

• Pets Perished in Cool Spring Road Blaze
• Heavy Fire Showing at House Near Churchville

“Normally we would not ask for anything and would prefer to be the givers; it’s very difficult for us to accept help,” the family wrote on the GoFundMe page. “But someone explained to me today that people want to help, need to help and we need to open ourselves up to that now. We will need things after all. We need everything! Frankly, I don’t even know where to begin.”

The fire at their home in the 2600 block of Cool Spring Road left $250,000 in damage Thursday, according to the fire marshal. It started in the kitchen and took an hour to put out, the fire marshal reported.

Nobody in the family, which includes three children and their mother, was home at the time of the blaze Thursday morning in the 2600 block of Cool Spring Road, officials said. The family’s two dogs and two cats were lost.

The online donation page established for the family raised more than $2,000 within 24 hours, and the family said it is donating the funds to the Humane Society of Harford County to purchase two benches.

According to the GoFundMe page, the following items are needed:

• Used books
• Games
• Sports equipment
• Girly items

See the GoFundMe page here.

Photo Credit: Mark Ensor, Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company.