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GoFundMe set up for family who lost everything in house fire

By KRISTI R. GARAGRANDT 2 min read
Shown are the remains of three houses destroyed by fire on Erie Street in East Liverpool Sunday morning. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt)

EAST LIVERPOOL -- Anthony Coles, the nephew of Queenie Carolyn Foster, has established a GoFundMe account to help his aunt and her son Darvis after the family lost everything in a house fire Sunday morning.

According to Assistant Fire Chief Lance Smith, when the call came in it was for a house on fire in the 1200 block of Erie Street. When the firefighters arrived on the scene, they realized they had three houses on fire.

The middle house where the fire started was an occupied home, but no one was home at the time of the fire. The fire spread to the house on the left and the house on the right, both vacant.

Liverpool Township Volunteer Fire Department arrived to provide mutual aid.

The fire department received the call and responded at approximately 6 a.m., and had the fire under control at about 10 a.m. They remained on the scene until approximately 1:30 p.m., knocking out any hot spots that remained.

There were no injuries to the residents who were not at home at the time of the fire or to any firefighters.

There is no damage estimate yet and the cause of the fire is not suspicious. The fire department is investigating to determine the cause.

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