When their house burned down May 3, Leslie and Chris Lamirande of Van Buren lost more than their home: they lost their 2-year-old daughter, Nora.
In Nora’s memory, neighbors have set up a fundraising website for the Lamirandes and their son, Mason, 4.
“It is to our knowledge that their home will be a complete loss, as well as all of their belongings in it,” Rachele Grant wrote on the Remembering Nora Lamirande Fund’s page.
Grant seeks to raise $100,000 for the Lamirande family and is also accepting donations of clothing and toys for Mason Lamirande. At press time, the fund had already received more than $11,000.
Leslie Lamirande was supervising her son playing outside when a fire broke out in their home at 25 Naylor Circle around 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Nora Lamirande was sleeping inside.
Neighbors and first responders attempted to resuscitate the 2-year-old, but she was pronounced dead at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital in Syracuse.
State police said Monday the fire was caused by food left on the stove in the Lamirandes’ kitchen.
For information on how to help the Lamirande family, visit gofundme.com/noralamirande.
