Masonville Family Receiving Help after Fire Last Week

A Masonville family is receiving some help from the community following a trailer house fire last week.

The Masonville Fire Department says they were called to 903 Gordon Street shortly before noon on Thursday, June 15th. No one was home at the time the fire department arrived on the scene.

The fire started in the area where the water heater was located. There was significant smoke damage to the trailer home, but no one was injured.

Firefighters were on the scene for about two hours. 

The Red Cross was notified to help the family who was renting the home – a single mother of two and her grandmother. 

Delaware County Pay It Forward is also helping to collect monetary donations, clothing and gift cards to local restaurants for the family. 

Monetary donations can be sent via Venmo @DelCoPayItForward with the comment June Fire 2023. You can mail donations to PO Box 281, Manchester, IA 52057, or a benefit account has also been established for them at Dupaco in Manchester.

They will also need furniture items. You can message Delaware County Pay It Forward via Facebook or send an email to delawarecountypayitforward@gmail.com.

Clothing and gift card donations can be dropped off at Dolan Insurance Agency in Manchester.

Clothing sizes:

Adult Med, women’s (Grandma)

    Shoe size 7.5

Adult Small, women’s (mom, age 19)

    Shoe size 11-12

5T (4 year old girl)

    Shoe size 11 youth

2T-3T (2 year old girl)

    Shoes size 8 toddler

    Diapers size 6