Fire destroys Carlton home, displacing family

Photo from GoFundMe

CARLTON – A fire on Tuesday badly damaged a Carlton home at 1171 Kent Rd. The fire displaced a multi-generational family, their three cats and a dog.

A GoFundMe account has been set up by Ally Wittenberg, whose parents, Frank Gibson II and Julia Henchen, and Ally’s grandfather, Frank Gibson, are now without a home.

“This fire not only took everything they owned but also took irreplaceable childhood memories and memories of our beloved grandmother Carolyn,” Wittenberg writes on GoFundMe.

Firefighters from multiple departments were dispatched to scene at about 4:30 p.m. The initial dispatch said there was entrapment inside. Wittenberg said everyone got out of the house safely, including the three cats – Pheobe, Brantley and Max – and dog – Marlee.

“My grandfather is currently fighting end stage cancer and this is truly a terribly devastating time to lose not only the place he calls home but everything he owns,” Wittenberg said.

The GoFundMe lists clothes sizes for the three people who had their belongings destroyed in the fire.

“I want to say thank you in advance for anybody who donates or helps my family during this tragedy,” Wittenberg said. “It truly means more than my heart can express. My grandfather and parents didn’t deserve this and deserve any and all relief they can get.”