Ontario Community Newspapers

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), July 17, 1991, p. 1

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e2z2 it 3 fflvnlqc3uour friday fire ousts foutfrom home mother and son forced from ftlf nlflglr window andrew mair tribune editor s a cry rfdrhelpihas been sent up by four people left homeless after a fire in tiitchurchstouffville lastweek r on fr idaymbrningv a home fat blpbmingtbnsiderqadand hwy 47 quickly- burned jtp the ground striuidirig one couple arid la single motherland herthreeyearord son y v- susari cymbaluk and her son dustiri iwere in trie house at the timeithe fire broke but and were fprcedfto make a dramatic exit through a second storey window brian griffin and mariarine ohlis also residents of thehouse were shopping at the time of the fire firepegged at 05000 local fire officials are esti mating fridays house fire near 10th line ah hwy 47 caused about 175000 dam age the blaze which started around noon hour completely destroyed the home and- its contents leaving two families homeless v stouffyihe fire chief bill brown believes the fire was started accideritly there were no v serious injuries in the incident bu two occupants in the home when the fire started were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation both were treated and later released cymbaluk said she arid dusting were ready to take a nap around 1130 ariv in a second storey bedroom when dustin noticed smoke in the hallway flames dustin saidlook moriimyj cymbaluk said and we tried to get down the stairs but we could alreadysee flames the pair ran back up the stairs j and cymbaluk broke a window she set dustin on the ledge and jumped 10 feet to the ground to get a ladder for her son i she saw dustin rush back into the house so she was forced to dart back in the house and through the smokefilled lower level and up the stairs back out on the roof the moth- er and son waved frantically at traffic going by on hwy 47 but nobody stopped to helped she said v motorist stopped finally a motorist pulled into the drive and using his car phoned alerted the whitchurch-stouf- fyille fire dept he theri told cymbaluk to drop dustin down to him withthe threetyearold on the ground the rriotorist rushed to get the ladder for cymbaluk she and dustin were then rushed to the hospital with smoke inhalation v cymbaluk said in an interview moriilay morning that she didnt get the motorists name who saved our iives but added that she would like to thank hirn per sonally marianne ohlis said she arrived home after shopping expecting to find our house there but instead found a blackened pile of rubble weve all lost everything we own she said ohlis arid griff in teamed up with cyriibaluk to rent the house r than two months ago arid had ho cpriterits insurance on their belongings all three adult victims pf the fire had been forced onto welfare- and are now struggling to rebuild their lives after the blaze- took everything they had currently ohlis and griffin have been granted a cottage at cedar beach park at musselrnan lake by owner verri davies the couple is actively looking for an apartment in the 650 to 700 range v v cymbaluk and her son are stay ing with friends in pickerings but are moving back to the apartment they hadjbefore renting the house until other accomodations can be found the trio has approached several groups for help arid a few have responded in kind the lions club has agreed to help and cedar beach fpark is holding a fundraiserj griffin said- the churches in town were also asked to assist the people but several have turned the group down flat shocked ohlis said one church jbld them they were not members of trie church and- not members of the stouffville community and therefore not eligible for assis tance another- road block was set up by the welfare office tri cymbaluks case the welfare officials agreed to pay her rent at a he w apartment until shegpt back on her feet but would have to pay the money back however ohlis was told she wouid not be eligible for the samp treatment i was shocked she said and addejd mere was no explanation and she was advised to see her case worker if she had further questions the fire victims are in need of clothing furniture appliances and toys furniture arid clothing can be dropped off at 40 aspen cr any- time anyone wishing to help can call 6405053 or cedar beach- park at 6401525 k mm on sale this week jmithflkeal 35 v save actyiic sealant for asphalt fflolvelsqf ii yy we deliver top soil triple mix former jocks own 12 n 12 mix 2 pemwcon paving stones 1 -sand- gravel andmwhmor amto7 pjn- tfteffimsffi isats 9 im5pjni m

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