Hudson Valley Family Loses Home, Pets In Fire

SUFFERN, NY — A Suffern family lost their home Wednesday afternoon in a fire that also took the lives of four of their pets. The blaze was caused by space heater, owner Debbie McGhee said.

Her 22-year-old son was home, located on Washington Avenue, at the time of the fire with a friend, but they were able to get out safely, the Journal News said.

Two dogs and two cats perished, but one of the family's cats survived.

A fundraising site has been set up to help the family get back on their feet.

Organizer Eryt Sterbenz said that McGhee, her brother and her three sons lost everything they own just weeks before the holiday.

"If you can find it within your heart any amount will help," she said.

The goal was set at $5,000, but as of Thursday afternoon more than $5,600 had been raised.

The GoFundMe page can be found here.

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