The four Hogan children include a 1-year-old girl who wears size 24 months, a boy who wears size 5T and shoe size 13, a boy who wears size 7-8 and shoe size 2, and a 16-year-old boy, who is 6 feet tall and wears a large shirt and size 32-34 pants. Gift cards can be from any store or business a family might use.

Donations can be dropped off at the Alma-Lea Dance Studio at the Mid Town Plaza behind McDonald’s. During the March 12 fundraiser, Lisbon High School students and athletes will pitch in, helping with the bottle drive.

For more information, organizer Jeff Ramich can be contacted through e-mail at jerammy31@yahoo.com. Brewer, co-president of the high school’s boosters club, can be e-mailed at greyhoundboosters@hotmail.com.

LISBON — Community members are planning a fundraiser to help the Hogans, who lost two young girls and all of the family’s possessions in a fire Friday.

A bottle drive, a clothing drive for specific sizes of the four surviving children and a gift card drive will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 12, at Lisbon High School, said Jeff Ramich of Lisbon.

The organizers of the event said they don’t know the family because the Hogans recently moved to town. But their hearts go out to them, and they want to help.

Sisters Natalie Hogan, 11, and Kelsey Hogan, 6, died in the house fire at 34 Summer St. Their mother, Lorna Hogan, suffered burns and smoke inhalation trying to rescue them. Four other children, ages 1 to 16, escaped without injury after passers-by, including a bus driver, stopped and helped when they saw the house in flames.

Lorna Hogan remained in critical condition Saturday at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Ramich said he got involved because the fire and the loss of two children is a tragedy. “We all have kids,” he said. “That is what’s hitting us the most.”

Sybill Brewer, another organizer, said it didn’t matter that they don’t know the family. “Lisbon is a small but strong community who cares for everyone,” she said. “My heart goes out to the family. We’d like to do anything we can to help.”

Two other organizers are Kris Doughty and Alma-Lea Stevens.

Shelly Pelkey Morse, who lives near the family, has seen the children playing outside. Her son, Mitch, was one of the volunteer firefighters who fought the fire Friday. The whole town is saddened by the tragedy, she said.

“Everyone in the area has a very heavy heart right now,” Morse said. “The community will rally to help this family any way they can. This family is going to need all the support they can get.”

On Saturday, State Fire Marshal investigators continued their second day of work at the scene. Investigators conducted interviews and tied up a few loose ends, investigating Supervisor Joel Davis said. Examination of the scene “is pretty much done,” he said.

Officials were waiting for electrical test results, which will help determine the exact cause of the fire. “Either way, it’s accidental,” Davis said Saturday.

Safety officials said Friday that the home had no working smoke detectors to alert the family their house was on fire. The fire reportedly started beneath a bathtub on the second floor near the girls’ bedroom. It may have been caused by a light fixture or pipes beneath the tub.

bwashuk@sunjournal.com