Dan Belson
The Capital, Annapolis, Md.
（MCT）
3月25日 - 作为致命大火的一名受害者在失去妻子和家后继续康复，紧密联系的Ferndale（MD）社区的邻居聚在一起支持与他们相识多年的家庭。
现年72岁的布莱恩·费希利（Brian Feeheley）仍在医院里从他在格林伍德大道（Greenwood Avenue）住宅的房屋大火中遭受的烧伤中恢复过来。与此同时，家人和朋友正在哀悼68岁的布莱恩（Brian）妻子达琳·费希利（Darlene Feeheley）失去大火后死亡的人。
“Our family is shocked, distraught, numb and still trying to wrap our head around this tragedy,” Melissa Feeheley said, noting family members are going through stages of “anger, sadness then confusion” about the incident.
Anne Arundel County firefighters responded to the home just after midnight on March 18 after a neighbor had reported a dwelling fire. A news release from the fire department says Darlene Feeheley was suffering from cardiac arrest as the first responders were taking her out of the second story of the home. She was declared deceased at the scene.
Brian Feeheley had escaped the home before firefighters arrived. He was taken to Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital with critical, possibly life-threatening injuries.
Investigators have ruled the fire an accident, but are still determining the specific cause, according to a fire department spokesperson.
“It was just horrible,” said longtime neighbor Lisa Cifolilli, who said she woke up as the house burned. She recalled growing up down the street from the couple, who moved into the Greenwood Avenue home more than 40 years ago as newlyweds.
Cifolilli说，这对夫妇一直是“保持自己的好邻居”，并且总是愿意伸出援手。
“It’s going to take a lot of time for reality to set in, that [Darlene] is no longer here with us,” Melissa Feeheley said, noting Darlene and Brian were high school sweethearts who continued to be “best friends” throughout their marriage.
The family’s focus right now is making sure Brian Feeheley recovers from his injuries, Melissa Feeheley said.
“This is just the beginning of a long and winding road,” she added.
A mother of two sons, Darlene Feeheley had worked for the U.S. Postal Service for many years before retiring two years ago. She was described by family as “kind, bold and brilliant, sassy and selfless, enthusiastic and veracious,” with a “laugh that could light up the room.”
“你知道当她敲打她的那些长睫毛时，你已经拔出了神经或勾选她。”Melissa Feeheley说。
Cifolilli has raised more than $4,000 for the family’s recovery through an online fundraiser. She’s moved in and out of the Woodlawn Heights neighborhood, but remembers when the couple first moved in. Their son, Brian Feeheley, Jr., was the same age as Cifolilli. She’s remained “good friends” with the Feeheleys since then, as most of the close-knit neighborhood has for years.
Cifolilli说：“在这个社区，我们互相照顾。”他指出，许多居民一起长大了，并将其居民转移了几代人。“这是一种隐藏的宝石。”
