Crystal Baptiste, and her daughter, Colette, 17, are amazed at the outpouring of support for the four victims of a Christmas Day fire at Thompson's Country Market in West Sunbury. They stand among donated clothing and home goods from the tight-knit community Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, at Three C's Pizza in West Sunbury. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

WEST SUNBURY — When the Thompson’s Country Market building burned Christmas morning, four people were left displaced and without basic necessities.

Crystal Baptiste, owner of 3 C’s Pizza in the borough, decided to set up a donation drive for the families, and said she has received 175 bags of clothes and household goods as of Wednesday afternoon.

“I had a fire in November; I knew what it was like to be lost and scared,” Baptiste said.

The building consisted of upstairs apartments. One was home to Joseph Smith, the other for the Sears family: mother Kiera, 15-year-old Makayla and 17-year-old Kavan.

Sears said words couldn’t express how grateful she is for the donations they already have received.

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