UPDATE: More than $20,000 has been raised on the GoFundMe page in support of the victims of this morning's tragic house fire on Brittliffe Close.
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POLICE have started an investigation into the circumstances surrounding a house fire at Singleton, where three children (an 11-year-old boy and two five-year-old girls) have died overnight.
The tally leaped from $9,470 at 11.59am to $10,265 six minutes later and has since doubled; such has been the generosity of donors.
By 1.31pm the tally had reached $20,260 with a total of 377 donors averaging $53.47 contributions.
LIVE TALLY:
11.50am - 124 donors - $8,360
11.59am - 141 donors - $9,470
12.05pm - 167 donors - $10,265
12.13pm - 183 donors - $10,765
12.28pm - 228 donors - $12,590
12.34pm - 252 donors - $13,950
12.39pm - 271 donors - $14,820
12.46pm - 287 donors - $15, 275
12.57pm - 317 donors - $17,520
1.07pm - 344 donors - $18,315
1.19pm - 360 donors - $19, 885
1.31pm - 377 donors - $20,260
Mr Brian Coffey, District Governor of Rotary for the Newcastle to Burke area, has also indicated a rotary fund raising campaign has been scheduled for the upcoming days.
"I have no doubt the support agencies of the region will also come on board and help with furniture and we are already starting to commence our campaign," he told the Singleton Argus.
"The Rotary Australia Benevolent Society (RABS) will allow tax deductible options for each donor.
"Ultimately, we have to think of the family and the three funerals which they now have to prepare for; they could cost anywhere from $20-30,000 combined."