GoFundMe Launched For Mother, Son Killed In Smithtown House Fire

SMITHTOWN, NY — A GoFundMe has been launched to support the family of Christine Lehmann, 52, and her son Nicholas Lehmann, 25, who were killed in a house fire on Fifty Acre Road South on November 30, police said.

Officers responded to the home shortly after 3:15 p.m. after 911 callers reported a fire. Firefighters located Christine and Nicholas inside the home, and both were pronounced dead at the scene, according to Suffolk County police.

A third resident, Ronald Montagna, 91, was rescued and taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation and burns, police said.

Detectives from the Homicide Squad and Arson Section are investigating, though the fire appears non-criminal, according to police.

In the GoFundMe post, the Lehmann family wrote that Nicholas had special needs and was “one of the sweetest souls you could ever meet — gentle, kind, and loving to everyone around him.”

The fundraiser also acknowledges the more than 80 firefighters who fought to save the family during the blaze. “Their heroic efforts will never be forgotten,” the page says.

The family said in the GoFundMe post that donations will be used to honor Christine and Nicholas by supporting children and adults with special needs and resources for first responders

As of Tuesday morning, the fundraiser, titled “In Loving Memory of Nicholas and Christine Lehmann,” had raised $2,130 of its $2,800 goal.