Community rallies around Santa Rosa fire victims

<p>A Santa Rosa family of five was looking for a new home Wednesday after fire burned theirs.</p><p>Jason and Willow Sanders and their three young sons lost much of their belongings in the fire late Monday night at their rental home.</p><p>The local American Red Cross gave the family money for food, clothes, shoes, cold weather clothing, a storage container and a few nights at a local motel.</p><p>The family also are active members of the Christ Tabernacle church in Santa Rosa. Church officials set up a website posting to help organize donations for the family, including a bank account, said the pastor's wife Debra Celovosky.</p><p>“They're very dear to our church family so we're doing all we can,” said Celovosky.</p><p>The cause of the Dunaway Drive home fire remained under investigation Wednesday, said Mark Pedroia, senior fire inspector for Santa Rosa.</p><p>Pedroia determined it started in a garden shed near the home. He was continuing to work Wednesday to identify what sparked the fire.</p><p>Flames from the burning shed melted a nearby natural gas meter, releasing gas up the side of the home. That helped quickly spread the fire into the attic of the second story.</p><p>The home is in a subdivision near Fulton Road.</p><p>The couple's sons are 4, 8 and 10 years. The family identified clothes for the boys, as well as toys and bedding as a current primary need.</p><p>The donation fund set up through the church is at www.christtabernaclesr.org. Or donations may be made by contacting Celovsky at 707-292-2279 or debracelovsky@gmail.com.</p>