Special fund established for family affected by Oak Island house fire

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The Brunswick Sheriff’s Charitable Foundation is accepting donations for a family that recently lost two people and all of their belongings in a house fire on Oak Island.

According to a post on Facebook, the foundation says, “100% of the donations received for the Mylod family will be used for their need.”

If you’d like to help, checks can be made out to BSCF and mailed to the Foundation, P.O. Box 10820, Southport, NC 28461.

https://www.facebook.com/sheriffscharity/posts/827884587371627

According to Scott Garner, the fire marshal for Brunswick County, the call for the fire came in around 11:50 p.m. Thursday night. When fire crews arrived, the house was fully involved.

The victims have been identified as Edward Michael Mylod, 56, and Casey Mylod, 16, a rising junior at South Brunswick High School.

Oak Island’s fire chief and police chief say three other people got out of the home safely.

“You just start crying, and you pray for them,” neighbor Rick Jennings said. “Nothing else you can do. Reach out to the family. Something like that. That’s what I plan to do for our church. But there’s nothing else you can do.”

A GoFundMe page has been created for the family. More than $33,000 has been donated since the page was started Friday morning.

A Oak Island Police spokesman says the Mylod family has been here for many years. One of the family members, Shannon, volunteered and worked for the Town Parks and Rec Department for many years. Her mother and two other brothers are familiar faces in the community. They say the family literally left the house with only the clothes on their backs.

The Oak Island Police and the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office are also collecting donations to help the family recover from their losses. Clothes, furniture and house hold items may be dropped off at the Oak Island Police Department. Any donations that you can help with will be greatly appreciated.

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