Community rallies around Amherst family after July 4 fire damages home

Community rallies around Amherst family after July 4 fire damages home

AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) -- One local family's Fourth of July holiday went up in flames after a fire tore through their Amherst home. The fire started in the kitchen, quickly spread throughout the house and caused an estimated total of $300,000 in damage. The family of five, along with their grandmother and two dogs, were able to escape unhurt, but the damage was already done. Family friend Brian Tierney told WIVB News 4 it could take six months of …