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Candle caused fatal Eagle Point fire By JESSICA SMITH How to help the Harringtons Local organizations are asking the community to help the Harrington family replace some of the possessions they lost in the fire. Donations may be made to funds that groups have established for the family at two banks: Bank of America, any branch. Donations may be made to the Harrington Family Special Fund. Western Bank, any branch. Donations may be made to the Sean Harrington Fund. Clothing and household items may be donated at these locations: Little Butte School, 12 N. Shasta Ave. Call (541) 830-1225 for more information. Pape Cat, 2600 Biddle Road. Call Danae Sweeny, 773-7514. An Eagle Point family also is accepting donations for the Harringtons. Call Trisha Horton at (541) 826-4705. A candle left burning in a second-floor bedroom caused the fire that killed an Eagle Point boy and injured other family members earlier this week. But the state Fire Marshal's Office said it's unclear how the candle ignited the blaze. "What brought the flame and the fuel for the fire together, we don't know," said state Deputy Fire Marshal Charles Chase. "We can't find how the flame ever got attached to something combustible." Diana Harrington was home with her children at their Butte Falls Highway residence when the fire broke out in an upstairs bedroom about 9:40 p.m. Tuesday. Firefighters said the flames spread quickly through the second story, engulfing that portion of the house where firefighters later found 10-year-old Sean Harrington's body. Ken Harrington, the family's father, said services for Sean have not yet been planned. Relatives from Klamath Falls and California have gathered in Medford to offer their support to the family. "We're all pulling together and we're doing pretty good," Ken Harrington said. "We're overwhelmed at what's been flowing in from the community in support of our family." Two funds have been established for the Harringtons at local banks and several groups are accepting clothing and household donations for the family, which lost many of its belongings in the fire. Ken Harrington said doctors are keeping Diana on a ventilator at Rogue Valley Medical Center, where she remained in critical condition Thursday. Meanwhile, 2-year-old Hannah also remained in critical condition at the Legacy Emanuel Hospital burn unit in Portland. She suffered second-degree burns on 12 percent of her body. Family members said Thursday that Diana Harrington tried to extinguish the fire while her eldest daughters, 11-year-old Kendra and 15-year-old Melinda, called 911. Kendra managed to rescue Hannah from the burning bedroom. But the family's repeated attempts to find Sean in the smoke-filled home failed. Eleanor Cook, Diana Harrington's mother, said Sean became disoriented and could not find his way out of his room upstairs. "He was crying help me, help me ... they tried so hard ... my daughter tried so hard to save her son," Cook said. A neighbor the girls called to the scene stopped the family from continuing its attempts to save Sean. He said he feared someone else would be harmed. "Those girls are heros," fire marshal Chase said. "Everybody needs to let them know that they went above and beyond the call of duty. At least that way they'll know in their hearts they did everything they could." Mail Tribune Copyright � The Mail Tribune 2000, Medford, Oregon USA