20 Homeless After Two Escambia County Fires

November 6, 2011

Twenty people were left homeless after a fire Saturday afternoon in Cantonment and an early Saturday morning fire in Pensacola.

The after fire in the 2300 block of Welcome Road, just off Quintette Road, was reported just before 3 p.m. as the resident reported that a bedroom was on fire. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Fire Marshal’s office. The American Red Cross was called to provide temporary assistance to eight children — from toddler age to 14 years old — and one adult.

In a fire about 4 a.m. Saturday, 10 adults and one child were left homeless when fire ripped through an apartment building at the Courtyard Apartments of Cordova on North Ninth Avenue in Pensacola. The  were no injuries. The fire is under investigation by the State Fire Marshal’s Office. The Red Cross also assisted those displaced by the fire.

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2 Responses to “20 Homeless After Two Escambia County Fires”

  1. Dana on November 8th, 2011 10:05 pm

    Is there any way to get the size clothes for these people so I can make donations?
    And where to drop them off?

  2. David Huie Green on November 6th, 2011 5:51 pm

    a rough day for several

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News