Help rebuild their home

I have set up this go fund me to help raise some money for Paula and Lexi who can get the essentials after everything they owned went up in smoke. Below is her story.

We left our home at 8am on Wednesday morning and a few hours later our lives were upside down. The fire was caused by fires that a neighbour kept burning in his garden beside my fence with rubber and household rubbish that he had been asked not to do. And was reported many times to NIHE. Of which he was a tenant. He had burnt rubbish again and left it smouldering and it caught my fence on fire exploded my oil tank which was full and the fire took hold from that. The fire Chief (who was a gentleman and so very kind to me)pinpointed its exact path and have concluded the investigation report for insurers. The forensic assessor also concluded the same yesterday. My privately owned house attached is converted upstairs to a extra bedroom/bathroom and if I had been in bed up there I was told by the fire service there was little chance I would have survived the smoke inhalation… and to think my daughter would have been in bed downstairs helpless to get to me. My neighbour was asleep in his downstairs bedroom, and was up and out by the time fire service came. And I’m thank full and thank god he was ok. But this was caused by carelessness despite having warnings from the housing executive and previous owners not to burn rubbish in this way and certainly not beside a wooden fence during a heatwave and my full oil tank.

My house is owned I don’t have the luxury of being rehoused or a new home to live in. Or a team of people to navigate this completely unknown territory I’m in. My daughter is right in the middle of her final GCSE exams, she’s lost her study notes, her books everything, anything we tried to salvage are thick with smoke or wet and we’ve lost or can’t use literally 90% of everything we own. What wasn’t burnt is destroyed with water and smoke damage. We tried to salvage some clothing and essentials but I cannot get the smoke damage to wash away. And I’ve tried believe me. I’ve seen posts with lies on them and it’s making a horrific situation so much worse. My daughter was shown these videos and pictures before I had a chance to even prepare her for what our home now was. Can you imagine how that was for her Our lives, our safe place and our sanctuary has been destroyed and everything I’ve worked for as a single mum is gone in an instant. Memories and precious belongings from lost loved ones are gone all our irreplaceable things all our sentimental items which we will never ever replace. And we have at least 4-6 months before our home will be rebuilt and we can even go “home” But we will go home when it’s ready.

Thank you to Robert and Glenn who stood with me, while I watched my home crumble in front of my eyes. Emma,Nicky and Laura and my whole team front and back who just without question step in and keep my businesss running so diligently. And I need that now more than ever. Anna Lindsay ❤️your care package was so thoughtful and it made Lexie and I cry with how kind and thought out each single item was that you chose for us. Thank you to anyone who has reached out and I’m sorry if I haven’t or don’t reply, I’m just completely overwhelmed but please know I appreciate the kind words and offers of help.

Thank you to the PSNI and the Fire Service your quick actions and for those who called in the fire and for the kind and caring way I was treated by men who risk their lives to save them, as it could easily have been a loss of life and for that I am truly thankful but for now my daughter and I are just broken and lost BUT we have each other. We fight on together as we always do