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Fire Leaves Mom, Three Children Homeless; Community Asked To Help
June 22, 2010
A Tuesday morning fire in Cantonment left a mother and her three children homeless, and now the community is being asked to help the family.
The fire was reported about 10 a.m. on block of Well Line Road and was was reported to be out at about 10:25 a.m. There were no injuries reported, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation. The fire is believed to have started in the home’s master bedroom.
The American Red Cross is providing temporary assistance to the family.
The family lost almost everything in their rental home. Donations of clothing and household items for the family are being accepted at the First Baptist Church of Cantonment at 118 Morris Avenue Monday-Friday from 8-4:30, except 12-2 for lunch.. (No furniture donations, please.) The adult female wears a size 6. There are three boys who wear sizes 10-12, 8-10 and 3T-4T.
The Cantonment, Molino and Ensley stations of Escambia Fire Rescue responded to the blaze.
For a photo gallery from the scene, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photo by Kristi Smith, click to enlarge.
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12 Responses to “Fire Leaves Mom, Three Children Homeless; Community Asked To Help”
> Usually the Red Cross is called immediately
They were. I just added that to the story. I think they offer assistance for a just a few days.
Usually the Red Cross is called immediately, either by the fire dept. or the police. Hopefully they were and are helping out with temporary housing and Wal-Mart vouchers, etc. But this family will need a new place to call home and all the furnishings, kitchen and bath items, clothes, food . . . .and the list goes on and on!! Hopefully the people and the churches of the community will step forward and help.
Don’t forget to get in touch with the American Red Cross. They can help!
The story is now updated with donation information. Here it is again:
Donations of clothing and household items for the family are being accepted at the First Baptist Church of Cantonment at 118 Morris Avenue Monday-Friday from 8-4:30, except 12-2 for lunch.. (No furniture donations, please.) The adult female wears a size 6. There are three boys who wear sizes 10-12, 8-10 and 3T-4T.
Having all your stuff toasted and badly smoke damaged is almost worse than having it all just burn up… what an awful mess. Hope the community comes together to help them.
And Mom~of~2….. it’d even be nicer to have a place where she wouldn’t have to sleep on the roof….
I KNOW i could donate for the 2 older boys. Any ideas where items could be dropped off?
thank god no one was in the home this happened.this community needs to help this mom out so she can get back on her feet again..maybe the landlord she rented this trailor from can put her in another place so she’d have a roof under her head with them 3 young children?
I do know no one was home at the time of the fire, thank goodness.
She has 3 boys ages 3, 9 and 10
The mom wears a size 8 pants and medium shirt.
Was anyone home?
> Can you tell us the age of the children or clothing sizes for all involved or where we can donate things to this family?
That is is being worked on at the present time. Hope to post something soon as soon as I hear back.
Can you tell us the age of the children or clothing sizes for all involved or where we can donate things to this family?
I surely hope no one was injured in the fire, what a shame that this family has lost their home. May god be with this family…