Family who escaped mobile home fire gets help

A West Palm Beach woman is getting some much-needed help after fire badly damaged her mobile home.

Angie Wielonski and her three children were in the mobile home Tuesday when the kitchen caught fire. They escaped without getting hurt.

But the kitchen sustained fire and smoke damage.

Wielonski said she began to worry about where they would stay.

"I'm a single mom, and I have three kids," Wielonski said. "One of them is autistic, and one of them has ADHD. We're on disability, so I really can't afford to pay my rent and pay to fix the damages."

The American Red Cross put the family up in a hotel for one night.

A businessman who owns a fire, smoke and water restoration company saw the story that aired on WPBF-TV and decided to help.

Don Dillon said he wants to pay for the family to stay in the hotel longer and give them money for food. He has also offered to repair her home for free.

"We're going to put a crew out there (Friday) morning to see how we can help clean the place up and try to get her back in there in three or four days," Dillon said.

Wielonski said the principal at her children's school is helping them with food and paid for two nights at the hotel.

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