Arborfield fire: Family 'lost everything' including pet cat after fire ripped through home

Residents were told to keep "windows and doors closed" by the emergency services whilst they tackled the flat fire on Howell Close on Friday, May 22.

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An online go fund me page has been set up by the family to help raise money for mum Kayleigh and her daughter Skyla who lost all of their possessions.

Jennie Leach, sister of the family who's flat went up in flames, said: "Her home was the top home most affected and due to no fault of her own. They have been unable to save anything from her flat. She had a 2 year old cat which was a house cat and was unable to save, Skyla is heartbroken, she has nothing, no toys, no belongings, nothing."

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The fundraising page has almost reached its £1,500 target, which will help the mum and daughter get back on track.

Clothes donations have also flooded in to help the family, the sister said.

Ms Leach added: "They’ve been there for more than two years and personal and sentimental things have now gone, old photos can never be replaced.

"I would like to kindly ask for donations to help her get back on her feet. They are putting her into temporary accommodation until further notice. But anything would help. Thank you."

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Fire crews from Bracknell, Whitley Wood, Wokingham Road, Ascot, Caversham Road, Wokingham and four Officers attended the scene, alongside the Aerial Ladder Platform from Whitley Wood and the Incident Command unit in Maidenhead.

It was extinguished by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus, using two hose reel jets and two main jets.

The fire was put out after three and a half hours, from when the firefighters arrived on the scene.

Visit: gofundme.com/f/single-parent-of-one-lost-everything-due-to-fire to donate.