A Hamilton family is appealing to the community for support as they try to rebuild in the aftermath a destructive blaze on Monday.
Kiesha Davidson says her sister Thomasina is a college student and mother to two boys aged 10 and four. This fire, she says, has reduced the place they call home on East 21st Street to ashes.
“My sister, she’s in shock,” said Davidson. “There are a lot of things that can’t be replaced but she’s alive, so she’s very grateful for that.”
The family believes the fire started in their unfinished basement and was electrical in nature. Hamilton Fire Information Officer David Forster says the damage was too significant to make a determination.
The damages, including contents are an estimated $350,000.
The immediate need, according to Davidson, is for food, clothes for her nephews and furniture to help them rebuild.
“Nothing was saved, everything was burnt down to black ashes and dust,” she said
The family has set up a PayPal account for donations.
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