A family of four in Pindars Corners, a neighborhood in the Delaware County town of Davenport, lost their home and most of their possessions in a Friday morning fire. Homeowners Jason and Lacey Layton and their two children were unhurt by the blaze, but two dogs, four cats, and several tanks of fish died in the fire.
Today's Daily Star has an in-depth article about the fire. In it, Jason Layton, a worker at the Chobani yogurt plant in South Edmeston and an Army veteran, describes how he acted swiftly to get himself and his infant son Kale out of the house:
Jason Layton of Pindars Corners said he had just put his 7-month-old son into a crib for a nap Friday morning when he heard a “pop,’’ then a sizzling sound.
In the adjacent living room, Layton said, he saw the Christmas tree engulfed in flames and rising smoke.
“I grabbed my son and went out the front door,’’ Layton said. “The flames were going up the tree and across the living room ceiling.’’
Pastor Steve Estes of the West Davenport Free Baptist Church is coordinating an effort to help the family with donations of money and goods, the article notes.
