Campaign helping Sudbury family devastated by house fire

Donations are flowing in to help a Sudbury couple whose eldest daughter was critically injured in a house fire last month and remains in hospital.

Three people were at home when the blaze occurred on Hebert Street, off Second Avenue, around 8 a.m. on Oct. 28.

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Two occupants suffered smoke inhalation but were able to escape, while a third — the daughter — incurred life-threatening burns and had to be freed from the house by firefighters. Two pets were also rescued.

A GoFundMe campaign was launched Nov. 15 to help the family and by Monday had raised nearly $9,000 toward its $13,000 goal.

“I am fundraising for my brother Jeff and his family who have had a devastating fire destroy their home and change their lives forever,” writes organizer Kelly Marie Redcliffe. “Most i