A couple of days ago my neighbour was very unfortunate to have had a kitchen fire through no fault of her own.

That afternoon me and my husband arrived back home to hear an alarm from next door. My husband looked through the window and could see the kitchen was bursting with flames and I noticed smoke coming from the bedroom windows. My neighbour was out but her dogs and cats were trapped inside. The dogs were clawing at the door trying to get out and panting because of the thick smoke.

With the help of another neighbour they managed smash one of the back windows and rescue the dogs and he also managed to put the fire out before the fire brigade could get there. It seems as though one of the dogs had somehow jumped over the baby gate and caused complete wreckage in there.

My husband had caught the fire before it got out of hand but unfortunately it has completely ruined my neighbours home. She and her family now have nowhere to live. My neighbour has no house insurance and has to pay for all repairs herself not just from the fire and smoke damage but from water damage from the fire hoses. The smoke damage has ruined every piece of furniture in the house including upstairs. It has also completely destroyed food parcels for the people she has been caring for.

The money I am trying to raise will be used to replace everything that the fire destroyed.

I'm hoping if people can just give a little then it will enable her and her family to get back into their home as quickly as possible. I can't just sit and watch when I can see my neighbour struggling and in desperate need of a helping hand.

Thank you to everyone that can help!