Local tragedy
Apr. 21st, 2009 08:55 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
judecorpRecently, an apartment building nearby caught fire and displaced more than 20 people. They have lost everything. People all over the area are mobilizing and donating, and our church has also set up a special monetary collection for the families affected by this fire. Our church has a strong local presence, for which I am very grateful.
Today I am going through my closet to find clothing that I can pass on to the families of the Meadowbrook Apartments. Maybe I can convince Jen to do the same thing tonight. Every little bit helps.
In the summer of 2001, I lived in an apartment complex similar to this in Ohio and a fire started when lightning struck my building. We thankfully weren't harmed by the fire and our things were left in tact, but we did have some water damage and had to relocate to another unit. It was terrifying and scary, even knowing we had all of our things to come home to. It was just one of many eye-opening and difficult experiences I had in 2001.
I can imagine the panic felt by the residents as they saw their building engulfed in flames, watching the fire trucks roll in and just waiting, waiting, waiting to see how far it would spread.
Today I am going through my closet to find clothing that I can pass on to the families of the Meadowbrook Apartments. Maybe I can convince Jen to do the same thing tonight. Every little bit helps.
In the summer of 2001, I lived in an apartment complex similar to this in Ohio and a fire started when lightning struck my building. We thankfully weren't harmed by the fire and our things were left in tact, but we did have some water damage and had to relocate to another unit. It was terrifying and scary, even knowing we had all of our things to come home to. It was just one of many eye-opening and difficult experiences I had in 2001.
I can imagine the panic felt by the residents as they saw their building engulfed in flames, watching the fire trucks roll in and just waiting, waiting, waiting to see how far it would spread.
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Date: 2009-04-21 02:18 pm (UTC)Wow. How completely devastating.
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Date: 2009-04-21 02:45 pm (UTC)Luckily, nobody was hurt, but some pets died.
I can't imagine what it's like to lose everything like that.
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Date: 2009-04-21 02:47 pm (UTC)Cronin Hill Photography
Date: 2009-04-21 03:00 pm (UTC)