Red Cross Helping 2 Hartford Families After Blaze

American Red Cross

HARTFORD, CT — Three families were displaced Wednesday after a fire tore through a residential building Wednesday in Hartford.

The American Red Cross is helping three families – six adults and two children — after a fire Wednesday on Sargeant Street, Hartford.

The Red Cross assisted in meeting the families' immediate needs, including 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.

The Red Cross is also providing comfort kits containing personal care items such as deodorant, toothbrushes, shaving supplies and other items a resident might need when suddenly displaced from their home by a fire.

Those affected will connect with Red Cross caseworkers in the coming days to work on a longer-term recovery plan.

The Red Cross can help due to donors and the work of volunteers.

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