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Family Displaced By Fire, Fundraiser Set Up In Somerset County
The family, along with two dogs and a cat, was rescued by Bound Brook Police and Firefighters on Thursday morning.
BOUND BROOK, NJ — After a fire ripped through a family's home in Bound Brook, a fundraiser has been set up to help them get back on their feet.
The fire broke out at 351 Grove Ave. on Wednesday at around 6:27 a.m. with the family and pets trapped inside.
"Acting quickly, officers secured a nearby ladder and rescued a resident from a second-floor window," said Bound Brook Police Sergeant Robert Pikulin.
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Additional residents, along with two dogs and a cat, were evacuated from the home by firefighters, said Pikulin.
"Tragedy struck our household yesterday morning when a fire burst out and ripped apart our home. Two of the three kids were in the house with another nearby. My son, Joel Orellana, a senior at Bound Brook High School, called emergency services, saving not only my life but his brothers' and other family members," said Teresa Lopez on a GoFundMe fundraising website.
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Lopez is asking the community to help support her family. For more information or to donate, visit gofundme.com/f/aid-the-orellanalopez-familys-recovery.
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