Portsmouth House Fire: Go Fund Me Page Started For Family

PORTSMOUTH, RI— A Go Fund Me page has been started for the O'Brien Family, the people who lost their home and belongings in an early morning fire. Lauren Souza, who started the page, for her neighbors says they have lost everything.

"A neighbor of mine lost their house last night due to a fire," Souza wrote. "She is a single mom of three boys. They all got out of the house safely, however they have lost most of there stuff. However they don’t even the simplest of items that we take for granted every day. They lost most of clothes, food, cherishables, essentials etc. Jessica is a hard working mom who try’s to give the best to her children. Any donation is appreciated, great or small, thank you in advance!!"

The police department said they arrived on scene around 12:15 a.m. on Tuesday and found the fire going strong. Everyone got out safely, and the fire marshal has determined the cause was accidental.

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