A fund has

been established to assist a local family that lost its home to a massive

fire last week.

Jack and Ruth

Campbell, along with their four daughters and a visitor, were able to

escape the blaze at their home in the Harbor Lake subdivision early Thursday

morning.

The fire started

in the attic above the master bedroom and was attributed to the home's

wood-burning stove and chimney, said Fayette County Fire Marshall David

Scarbrough.

Ruth Campbell

told fire officials that she awoke to the snap, crackle and pop sounds

of the fire.

"I told

her she was sleeping with an angel, and it wasn't her husband," Scarbrough

said.

When the fire

was reported to Fayette County 911, the operator asked for the house to

be evacuated, and three fire engines were sent to the scene, according

to Chief Allen McCullough of the Fayette County Department of Fire and

Emergency Services.

The house collapsed

about 20 minutes after firefighters arrived, McCullough said. The moment

they got there, the structure was fully involved with the flames, making

an internal attack on the fire impossible, he said.

"We are

very fortunate that they got out," McCullough said. " I'm sure

it is devastating to the family, but we were fortunate there were no major

injuries or fatalities."

One of the

residents was treated and released from the hospital for minor burns and

a firefighter was treated and released for a laceration, McCullough said.

Since the incident,

the Campbells have been assisted by The American Red Cross, neighbors

and fellow church members at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day

Saints, according to Melinda Jennings, an organizer of the benefit fund.

Financial contributions

may be sent to The Campbell Fire Relief Fund at Southern Community Bank

at 525 North Jeff Davis Drive, Fayetteville 30215.

Jennings said

that the family lost all its belongings except for two vehicles, which

were rescued from the garage. While sifting through the debris, the family

did recover negatives that could possibly be restored to reprint family

photos lost in the blaze, she added.

Despite the

snow and icy conditions Thursday night, firefighters and other emergency

personnel were able to get to the scene quickly, McCullough said.