Fund established for PC fire victims

PORT CLINTON — A fund has been established for a family that lost nearly everything in a weekend fire in Port Clinton. On Saturday, firefighters were called to the 900 block of Virginia St. on the city's west end. They arrived to find a single-story structure engulfed in flames. Firefighters were able to quench the fire, but the home appeared to be a complete loss. The five family members residing in the home were able to get out safely, but lost nearly everything to the flames. The Help Mariah and Family Rebuild After Fire fund was established on the crowdsourcing website GoFundMe. The fund has a goal of $4,500. As of Monday afternoon, it has raised about a quarter of that goal, or more than $1,200. "My daughter and her family are going through one of the hardest thing(s) anyone can go through," said fund organizer Angie Frabott. "They were home at the time of the fire," Frabott said, "thank God, they got out in time." Alternatively, those wishing to donate may also use the Venmo application to send funds to the account @Mariah-Frabott. Breakfast fundraiser A breakfast fundraiser is scheduled for Saturday, July 12, with proceeds benefiting the family. The event, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., will occur at the Ottawa County Family Advocacy Center, located at 570 McKinley Drive. "Please come hungry and with a donation to put toward helping this family," fundraiser organizers said. "Let's come together as a community and show them the love and support we would hope to receive if we were in this position." A message sent to the Port Clinton Fire Department asking for the incident report was not returned as of Monday afternoon.