GoFundMe for Learmonth family after tragic Christmas Day house fire

A young Learmonth family has lost everything after narrowly escaping a heart-wrenching Christmas morning house fire with their six-year-old daughter.

Alexandra Catsicakis, Sean Murray and six-year-old Victoria Murray lost everything in a terrifying fire at their Learmonth home.

It only took 10 minutes for a young family to lose everything after barely escaping a heart-wrenching house fire on Christmas morning.

Alexandra Catsicakis and Sean Murray woke in the early hours to the terrifying fire in their Learmonth home.

“I couldn’t see anything, just smoke and flames,” Ms Catsicakis said.

The family narrowly escaped the Christmas morning inferno.

Little Victoria never got to open her Christmas presents which were lost in the fire, however local police saved the day after they provided a care package of toys and presents.

Ms Catsicakis said the Learmonth and Ballarat community had shown “amazing” support for the family, organising donations of clothes and supplies.

The aftermath of the tragic Christmas Day fire.

Mr Murray ran to grab their six-year-old daughter, Victoria, and fled the burning home.

He then tried to run back inside to find their pet cat and dog but couldn’t see anything through the smoke.

The house was “pretty much gone” in 10 minutes, Ms Catsicakis said.

Firefighters at the scene of the Christmas Day horror.

The family’s dog has since been found, but their cat is still missing.

“Our daughter is so worried ... hopefully he got out,” Ms Catsicakis said.

The couple is now raising money through GoFundMe to help them find a new home and start rebuilding their lives, already raising more than $5000 of their $50,000 target.