
Support Frank's Recovery from Devastating Fire
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My name is Frank Wohlfarth and I created this GoFundMe to help me recover/rebuild from a devastating house fire where I barely escaped with my life. Due to the fire, I lost nearly all my possessions, including my car (which was totaled) and will have to start over. The incident, caused by arson at the property next door before jumping to my property, took place the early morning on Thursday, May 30th. 2024. As someone that has issues asking for help from people, I struggled with creating this - but many friends I suggested I do so, so here we are. That said, I appreciate any financial help I can get since I have to start over - including needing to purchase a vehicle. Thank you for taking the time to read this...
Additional information about the fire, if interested: After getting up super early on Sunday (I'm not sleeping), I realized I should check my Ring camera to see if there was any footage of the fire. My camera caught the moment that my front porch / house caught fire with a timestamp of 1:55AM. That confirms my recollection of flames all over the place and why I had to run out the back door and scale the fence - there was no way I could have made it out the front... That, of course, is another reason why I'm so happy I was the only one in my place - it makes me upset thinking about my kids potentially being there. The scary thing? I didn't hear my fire alarm until 2:15AM - 20 minutes later. I have no idea how I made it out of that situation. I also had survivor's guilt for hours, because when I made it outside all the homes around me were engulfed in flames... I could not find my neighbors, and neither the Firemen nor the EMT's knew where they were. I was the last of my neighbors to make it out, and the Fireman, Police, etc. were already there in force... Luckily, I found everyone after I got back from the hospital's emergency room. Very very scary, makes me realize how I cheated death, and how lucky I am to be alive...
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Frank Wohlfarth
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Charlotte, NC