Dublin woman and children left homeless after cardigan sleeve caught fire and destroyed home
The freak accident has left the family with nothing
A Dublin woman and her children have been left homeless after her cardigan sleeve caught fire and destroyed their home.
Charlotte Crowe's apartment went up in flames following the freak accident.
She said that herself and her two children, aged 6 and 8, are lucky to be alive.
'We ran for our lives and had to scream and knock on all the apartments from the 3rd floor down to get everyone out safe,' she shared on a GoFundMe page set up to help raise money for her family.
'Although on the night there was absolutely nothing we needed to save just ourselves.
'However, now in hindsight, when the trauma and reality is [setting] in we have lost our whole world.
'All our possessions, beds, furniture, hundreds of books I have collected for years, all the kids toys, passports, keys, some things will be able to be washed & lovely local friends washed the kids clothes several times to remove the smell of smoke.
'Unfortunately the firemen said that everything needs to go as it is very toxic and extremely dangerous,' she added.
The mother said she is trying to access emergency accommodation after declaring herself as homeless.
'To even get into emergency accommodation is actually so difficult.
'We are couch surfing at the minute and blessed the kids have their dad's but we are officially homeless,' she said.
Charlotte set up the fundraiser to help recover their lives and begin replacing clothing, shoes and other day to day items.
'I really cannot go into a homeless hub with my kids, it is no place for any child but not after our home getting burned down,' she said.
'They have had enough trauma.'
Image: GoFundMe/Charlotte Crowe
Today's News in 90 Seconds - June 12th
The Dubliner said she will need to rent somewhere to stay so that the family can remain in the local area for work and school.
'Money will go to deposit and month's rent if we find a new home ourselves, and then the biggest part is for when we get our new home to replace everything we lost.
'The kids were left with very little toys, books etc I want to try keep things as normal as possible for them,' she said.
In just two days, the GoFundMe page has raised €5,145 of a €30,000 target.
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