GoFundMe Effort Launched To Aid Fairfield Family Who Lost Home To Fire

FAIRFIELD, CT — A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to raise funds to help the Dodder family, whose Dogwood Lane home in Fairfield was heavily damaged in a fire Saturday night.

No injuries were reported in the blaze, but the home has been deemed uninhabitable.

"We are reaching out with heavy hearts to share that the Dodder family has experienced a life-altering tragedy," wrote Derek Massey and Brad Molden, who organized the GoFundMe effort. "A devastating fire recently swept through their home, causing severe damage and leaving them with little more than the clothes on their backs. Thankfully, everyone made it out safely, but their lives have been turned upside down.

"The funds raised will go directly to helping them get back on their feet during this incredibly challenging time."

As of Tuesday afternoon, the campaign had raised more than $38,000 toward a goal of $40,000.

The fundraising initiative is the second such effort in Fairfield to help a family recently displaced by a fire.

In late December, the Mentes family's Alma Drive home was heavily damaged by a fire, and a similar GoFundMe campaign has nearly reached its goal of $45,000.

To view the GoFundMe campaign to assist the Dodder family, click here.