Donations sought for family that ‘lost everything’

A Peachtree City family is now living temporarily in a hotel after the home they were renting was heavily damaged by a fire Saturday afternoon.

The home at 191 Rockspray Ridge suffered heavy heat and smoke damage, but fortunately the family wasn’t inside the home at the time, said Peachtree City Fire Marshal John Dailey.

Investigators aren’t sure if the fire was electrical in nature, but no other influencing factors were found, Dailey said. The fire started near the family’s Christmas tree, he said.

The Rockspray subdivision is just off Log House Road in south Peachtree City.

Donations for the family are being collected at Curves exercise center at 301 Kelly Drive in Peachtree City behind the Hella building off Ga. Highway 74.

Clothes are being collected for the family’s two boys, ages 8 and 11, and gift cards to restaurants are being sought because the family is living in a hotel temporarily and cannot prepare meals. The 8-year-old wears a size 10 in clothes and the 11-year-old wears a size 18 husky or a men’s medium.

Gift cards to stores such as Wal-Mart might also help the family buy needed items, as they lost everything in the fire, including all the kids’ toys, a family member said.

The family was assisted by the American Red Cross which provided temporary shelter and other assistance as it does for all families whose house is damaged significantly by fire.