Clothing Collection, Fund Drive Underway for 6 Families Left Homeless After Condo Fire in Concord

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA – The homeowner's association of a Concord condominium complex where an eight-unit building was destroyed in a two-alarm fire last week is raising money and collecting clothing donations for some of the families who lost their homes.

The fire broke out a little before 2 p.m. on Dec. 19 at the Taxco Condominiums in the 1600 block of Laguna Street, near Galindo Creek.

Two people were rescued from an upstairs balcony and treated for minor injuries. A 5-year-old girl was hospitalized for minor smoke inhalation, fire officials said.

The blaze destroyed two condos, and six others were damaged by smoke and water, causing about $460,000 of damage, Contra Costa County Fire Marshal Robert Marshall said.

Some 71 people have donated $4,168 as of this morning. The association aims to raise $30,000, according to the GoFundMe page.

"Families left with the clothes on their backs," homeowner's association officials said in a statement. "Some folks have nowhere to go, and some are dealing with unsympathetic landlords."

Eight men, six women, three girls age 4, 5 and 14 and four boys age 9 months, 5, 11 and 14 are in need of clothing donations.

Specific information about the items needed is available at http://goo.gl/RlhA5H. The GoFundMe page can be found at http://gofundme.com/taxco-fire.

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--Bay City News/Images courtesy of ConFire, GoFundMe