Two GoFundMe accounts have been set up for the families who lost their homes during a two-alarm fire in Nesquehoning earlier this week.

The fire started at 11 E. High St., early Tuesday morning and spread to four houses on the block, displacing two families.Fire crews from across Carbon and Schuylkill counties responded to the blaze.The cause of the fire is still under investigation, Nesquehoning fire Chief John McArdle said Friday, noting that it may be weeks until an investigation can be completed due to the snow at the fire scene and inside the buildings.The EmmertsAccording to one GoFundMe by Kyle Emmert, he and his father, Rich, lived in one of the homes."The fire damaged and destroyed a total of four homes," he wrote. "Our house is no longer livable leaving us and our two dogs without a home at a pretty rough time of the year. (The) majority of our belongings are gone and can no longer be salvaged."Kyle, who graduated from Panther Valley High School last year and is currently in college, wrote that his father is a single parent and this disaster created a financial hardship on him and his father.He hopes the account will raise $25,000 to help them get a new home and get back on their feet."Every little bit of help you could offer would greatly help our troubling situation," he wrote.As of 8:30 a.m. Friday, $2,685 has been raised.To help the Emmert family, visit

https://www.gofundme.com/j3dwx-recovery-from-house-fireThe GombertsIn a second GoFundMe account created by Courtney Lynn, she asks for help for her nephew, Rilan, and his father, Jason Gombert, who also lived in one of the homes destroyed by the fire."They lost everything," she wrote. "Rilan races Motocross, and might I add, has a promising career. This dedicated young man spends nearly every weekend in New Jersey at Dan Callahan MX school."Rilan's hard work and dedication shows both on and off the track. This upcoming weekend he was scheduled to be in North Carolina. Unfortunately, Rilan's racing bikes, equipment and years of memorabilia were among the items lost. Please help us get this young man back on the track," she wrote.As of 8:30 a.m. Friday, $1,480 of a $7,000 goal has been met.To help the Gombert family, visit

https://www.gofundme.com/rilan-gombert