UPDATE:
The American Red Cross is helping five families – fifteen adults – one child after a fire today on Maplewood Street; Bridgeport. The Red Cross provided assistance to meet the families’ immediate needs. Responders included: Denny Davila, Carmen Davila and Susan Shaw.
The Red Cross is also providing comfort kits containing personal care items such as toothbrushes, deodorant; shaving supplies and other items a resident might need when suddenly displaced from their home by a fire. In addition, a recovery envelope containing information helpful to families recovering from a fire, including tips on cleanup; notification of important contacts; dealing with damaged items and more was provided.
Those affected will connect with Red Cross caseworkers in the coming days to work on a longer-term recovery plan. The Red Cross is able to provide assistance through the generosity of our donors and the commitment of our volunteers.
For more information about the Red Cross visit redcross.org and for information on our home fire preparedness campaign visit: http://www.redcross.
UPDATE: The Red Cross is providing temporary shelter for 14 adults and 3 children. Greater Bridgeport Transit was also called to proved temp shelter due to the low temperatures.
2020-0106@7:18pm–#Bridgeport CT—Firefighters were called to a fire a Norman and Maplewood Avenue which turned out to be a multi-family home at 222 Maplewood Avenue. The bulk of the fire on my arrival appeared to be in the rear of the building. Initial reports said there are no one in the building. Firefighters had the bulk of the fire out within 40 minutes. There were no reported injuries.