"I was lucky to get out with my life," the victim of a disastrous fire reports after he and his neighbours lost everything.
Two homes were completely destroyed in a Cherryville fire early Friday, Feb. 14.
The blaze broke out at the trailer park on Northfork Road but thanks to the residents and neighbours, it was contained to the two trailers.
Darwinn Klatt was checking his stove when he saw smoke coming from the bathroom around 3 a.m.
He managed to escape the blaze with minor burns and smoke inhalation, but isn't sure if his cat Tux made it out.
His neighbours also lost everything in the fire.
"Luckily everyone got out and was OK," Cherryville resident Tess Arcand said. "Community members stopped the fire from spreading.
"But so tragic, they literally lost everything."
The Cherryville Community Food and Resource Society is accepting cash donations for the two families, Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
There are also gofundme pages for both Sharon and Kenny Martin and Darwin Klatt: https://gofund.me/b9e66d92 and https://gofund.me/400f9708, respectively.
