Donations Pour In To Fair Lawn Family After Fire

FAIR LAWN, NJ — More than $14,000 has been donated to a borough family who was displaced following a fire that severely damaged their home Saturday night.

The Milnes family lost many of their possessions in the two-alarm fire at their Pomona Avenue home. The fire started in the basement and spread to the first floor before firefighters extinguished it, police previously said.

The family was safely evacuated. Authorities are trying to determine what caused the fire, but it does not appear suspicious.

More than 200 people have donated upwards of $14,100 to the Milneses on a gofundme page created for the family.

The three Milnes children give back to the community. Steve is an auxiliary police officer, and volunteer Rescue Squad member. Kyle serves in the Army and Jackie is a preschool teacher.

Suffering the devastation of a house fire is unimaginable, and these three kind-hearted friends of ours and their parents need their community's support," Jennifer Ferreira said on the gofundme page.

Related: Fair Lawn Family Displaced After 2-Alarm Fire

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Photo: The Milnes Family/Courtesy of gofundme