LEDGEVIEW (NBC26) — A devastating fire Wednesday night destroyed a Ledgeview home, leaving a family of seven with only the clothes on their backs.
It's the family of Kelly Losey, an account executive here at NBC 26.
On Thursday afternoon, we spoke with her daughter, Madison Losey.
"All of our memories were in there," said Madison.
Madison says she was not home at the time of the fire. Instead, she rushed over from a friend's house where she witnessed the fire consuming her childhood home in minutes.
The blaze was so intense it damaged neighboring houses as well.
"Statistically, I know that you only really have four minutes before everything is completely gone," said Madison.
Despite the overwhelming loss, Madison quickly launched a GoFundMe campaign at 1 a.m. Thursday, not long after the fire.
"It's the least I can do for [my parents]. They took care of all of us growing up so the least I can do is help them," said Madison.
The link to the GoFundMe is here.
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UPDATE: A family friend has confirmed to NBC 26 that nobody in last night's devastating house fire was hurt after it broke out around 9 PM.
A fundraiser campaign to help the family was launched. If you would like to donate, please click here to access the GoFundMe.
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We are working to learn whether anyone was hurt after home caught fire Wednesday night in the Town of Ledgeview.
Firefighters responded around 9 p.m. to a home in the 3900 block of Agatha Christie Avenue where smoke and flames were coming from the windows.
There's not much left after the home after firefighters were able to contain the flames.
Again, we're working to learn whether anyone was hurt, how much damage was caused, and whether the home was insured.
Please stay with NBC 26 as this story develops.
