Friends of an East Cobb family of six who lost their home in a house fire in Indian Hills on Monday are helping to raise funds for temporary needs and expenses.
Sadie Hixon, a senior at Walton High School, got in touch with East Cobb News to say that the Addess family—four girls and their parents—lost everything when their home was destroyed by fire and smoke.
“All of their furniture, personal belongings, and sentimental items were turned into dust,” said Sadie, a close friend of one of the Addess daughters. “It is unknown what caused the fire, but this family needs help. It is so hard to recover from these kinds of things emotionally and money wise.”
A GoFundMe has been started by Ephraim Silverman, the rabbi at the Chabad of Cobb synagogue, and has raised more than $30,000 in just two days.
The Cobb Fire and Emergency Services Department said on its Facebook page Monday that crews from nearby Station 21 and other locations arrived in five minutes, but three sides of the home were already engulfed in flames, along with thick black smoke.
The response included 28 personnel, four engines, one truck, one rescue vehicle, an air truck and a specialty unit.
The above photos were taken by Cobb Fire; Sadie has passed along the following photos of the interior of the destroyed home.
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