Fire destroys Ennismore house, leaving mother, 3 kids homeless
Kimberly Drive blaze kills family dog, destroys all of family’s possessions
ENNISMORE — A mother and three young girls have lost everything, including their family dog, after a house fire in Ennismore on Sunday morning.
A fire started inside their Kimberly Drive home around 6:45 a.m. on Sunday, according to Selwyn Fire Chief Gord Jopling.
The blaze destroyed the home.
“The fire took the house. It’s ashes,” said Jopling.
Later that day, a GoFundMe campaign had been set up for the family.
According to the GoFundMe post, organized by Charlene Parsons, the home belonged to April Scholey and her three girls: Jordyn, Emily and Erica.
“(They) escaped a horrific fire that burnt their family home to the ground. They have lost everything they owned to the flames including their family dog, Darcy. Leaving them with just their clothing on their backs,” reads the campaign. “Now they are facing the difficult challenge of trying to rebuild everything they lost.”
By 9 a.m. on Monday, almost $5,500 had been raised toward the $10,000 goal.
“We are starting this fundraiser in hopes of giving this family the much needed support and money to start putting their lives back together,” reads the campaign.
About 40 to 50 firefighters responded to battle the blaze, says Jopling. They pumped water from Scollard Bay in Chemong Lake to douse the flames.
Jopling says firefighters were on scene until about 6 p.m. Sunday night.
The chief says there were three, 300-pound propane tanks on the property, which were a concern.
He added firefighters managed to keep the tanks from igniting. Firefighters also prevented the fire from spreading to nearby homes in the lakeside subdivision.