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More
than 50 helped by Red Cross after early morning
apartment fire in Newark
Wilmington, DE – April 23, 2006 –
Nine
Red Cross volunteers were on the scene of a
major apartment fire which swept through the Chelsea
on the Square apartments, off Rte 896 and across
from Glasgow High School, earlier this morning. At
this time, 51 people have been left homeless after
fire destroyed the two buildings, comprising 26
units. The nine members of the Red Cross Disaster
Action Team are providing canteening services on
site for the affected residents from their Emergency
Response Vehicle. Apartment management has provided
accommodation for 19 families, for whom Red Cross is
supplying air mattresses, bedding and linens. The
other families will be temporarily housed in a local
hotel. Red Cross will take care of the immediate
needs of those affected, including food, clothing,
medication, mental health counseling and other basic
necessities, and is working with the apartment
management and other community partners to help with
their longer-term recovery needs.
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