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How To Help Charlotte Woodbridge Apartment Fire Victims
A Charlotte church is accepting donations for those affected by the apartment fire that destroyed a building in east Charlotte last week.
CHARLOTTE, NC — A Charlotte area church is stepping in to help the nearly 40 residents of an east Charlotte apartment building who lost their homes by a massive early morning fire late last week.
Albemarle Road Presbyterian Church is accepting donations for residents displaced by the July 20 predawn fire that ravaged the two-story block of homes at Woodbridge Apartments in the 6000 block of Yateswood Drive.
Fire officials have blamed the blaze on an improperly discarded cigarette and estimate a loss of around $260,000.
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The block of apartments housed 16 homes, which were all but one affected by the fire, displacing 39 residents and two pets.
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On July 20, the Red Cross opened a shelter for the displaced residents at Albemarle Road Middle School at 6900 Democracy Drive. Transportation to the shelter was provided by Charlotte Area Transit System, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management officials.
Donations for the fire victims will be accepted at Albemarle Road Presbyterian Church, which is located at 6740 Albemarle Road, through Thursday, July 26.
SEE ALSO: Shelter Opens After Massive Apartment Fire Displaces 39 Residents
Update 2 Alarm Fire; 6000 Block Yateswood Dr; fire was the result of improperly discarded cigarette; damage estimates $259,650 1 dog parrished, Red Cross assisting 15 families pic.twitter.com/LKkdwQS455
— Charlotte Fire Dept (@CharlotteFD) July 20, 2018
Photo via Charlotte Fire Department
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