An appeal has been launched for a Helston family who had their lives turned upside down by a “devastating” fire on Valentine’s Day.
Firefighters were called to a fire in a bungalow in Fir Close, off Osborne Parc on Tuesday afternoon.
Fire crews from Helston, Tolvaddon, Falmouth, Penzance and Mullion all tackled the fire in the detached bungalow, measuring about 12 metres by 8 metres.
A conservatory was totally destroyed and the fire spread to the bungalow and roof.
The bungalow was the home of four children and their parents Tasha and Simon who, according to a family member who set up a GoFundMe page, had mistakenly let their contents insurance expire and lost almost everything in the fire.
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A GoFundMe has now been launched by Tasha’s cousin Queenie Booth who lives in Helston.
She is trying to raise £2,000 to try and get them back on their feet as they are now homeless, saying on Facebook: "Sadly their contents insurance had expired, so any small amount will help immensely."
Writing on the GoFundMe post she said: "We are reaching out to the local community, family and friends of Tasha, Simon and children who have had their world turned overnight.
“My cousin and her husband and four children unfortunately had a devastating afternoon. A large fire broke out in Helston leaving them now homeless.
“Luckily they all came out unharmed physically, but home and belongings are destroyed.
“The fire has destroyed important items such as tools for their only source of income.
“unfortunately due to the cost of living crisis this fire has left them devastated, Simon (husband) really needs to be able to get back to work ASAP.
“By donating it would really help take some strain of during these challenging times. Any help would be amazing. I really would like to pull together and help.”
You can donate to the GoFundMe appeal here
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