Fire Guts Home of Forest Glen Middle School Teacher

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By Kevin Deutsch

A Forest Glen Middle School teacher and her family were displaced by a fire that gutted their Tamarac home Wednesday.

Ashley Edwards, a reading teacher, was beginning her work day “when she received a call from her husband that their beloved home was engulfed in flames,” according to a GoFundMe fundraiser page launched by Edwards’ friend, Maricia Johnson.

“As you can imagine, it is a call that nobody should ever receive,” Johnson wrote. “[Ashley] frantically went home and saw the fire department working on controlling the fire. With tears in her eyes, she watched the home she loved go up in flames within minutes.”

The home, located in the Woodmont neighborhood, was deemed uninhabitable by authorities.

The Edwards and their two children, both under three years of age, will have to live elsewhere for several months while their home is rebuilt, Johnson wrote.

“This young family will need all the help they can get to rent an apartment and purchase all the items for their home, as no items were salvageable. Any amount you can donate is much appreciated.”

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As of Thursday night, donors to the fundraiser had contributed $2,564 toward the campaign’s $25,000 goal.

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Kevin Deutsch

Kevin Deutsch is an award-winning journalist and author of two nonfiction books. He covers general assignment news and Jewish community issues for Talk Media. He has also worked as a staff writer at The Miami Times, the Rio Grande SUN, the New York Daily News, Newsday, The Miami Herald, The Palm Beach Post, The Riverdale Press, and Bronx Justice News.

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