Community Rallies Around Apartment Fire Victims In Bristol Twp.

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA — The community has launched several fundraisers to help the 25 people displaced by an apartment complex fire in Bristol Township last week get back on their feet.

One GoFundMe page fundraiser was to help support a family displaced by the fire that burned the Levittown Trace Apartments early Wednesday morning. The fire is under investigation by the Bristol Township Fire Marshal.

Tamara Ortiz was organizing the fundraiser on behalf of Shalla Gabriella. It had raised over $1,500 before being disabled for new donations.

Ortiz said the fundraiser was for a coworker who managed to escape the three-alarm fire with her two children and cat on the third floor of the apartment complex.

Another fundraiser has raised over $5,500 of its GoFundMe page goal.

That fundraiser, organized by Kylie Reichard, was for her sister and her family who made it out of the fire that destroyed the majority of their belongings.

That family included two 7-year-old boys, a 4-month-old baby, dog, two cats, and Reichard's younger brother, who also lived with them.

"While we are incredibly grateful that everyone is safe, the family now faces the overwhelming challenge of starting over with very little. They’ve lost clothing, furniture, baby items, household essentials, and so many personal belongings that can never truly be replaced," Reichard said.

One GoFundMe page fundraiser, written in Spanish, has raised over $1,800 of its goal.

A fourth fundraiser, organized by Jenaylee Colon, is on behalf of Anna Jimenez.

She, her boyfriend, and dog all made it out of the fire safely. The page has raised over $1,600 so far.