Maryland Family Starts Over After Olney Fire Destroys Home Months After Daughter’s Death

A Maryland community is helping a beloved family pick up the pieces after their home was destroyed less than two years after losing their daughter to cancer.

Bill and Effie Poulakis are “starting from scratch” after a fire tore through their Olney home, leaving them with nothing but the charred clothes on their backs.

Shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 16, first responders in Montgomery County were called to a home on Holly View Court, when a homeowner reported hearing a loud “pop” before smoke began flooding into their home…

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