Fundraising Campaign Set Up For Huntersville Fire Victims

HUNTERSVILLE, NC — A fire that ripped through a Huntersville condominium complex earlier this week had a devastating impact on a mother who says she and her two daughters have lost everything.

“Currently displaced with nowhere to go,” and no family in the state, Marranda Nichole said in a GoFundMe post. “Just relocated here a year ago with my two daughters. Never thought anything like this would happen to me. Raising money to get [a] new place, I lost everything.”

The March 18 early morning fire at the Admiral Quarters complex left nearly a dozen residents and their pets displaced, according to firefighters.

Firefighters from two stations in Huntersville, as well as Cornelius, responded to the blaze at the Admiral Quarters apartments in the 18740 block of Nautical Drive, and reported "heavy fire showing on arrival."

The fire started on a third floor deck and spread to the roof, WFAE reported.

A CATS city bus was brought to the scene to provide warmth for the eight adults and three children who were displaced while fire crews worked to extinguish the fire. Fire officials also requested Red Cross assist residence with temporary housing, Huntersville Fire said.

Marranda Nichole’s GoFundMe campaign may be found here.

Video of our Ladder 1 operating at the condo fire last night at Admirals Quarters (Nautical Drive - Cornelius). Heavy fire on arrival. Video courtesy of Cornelius-Lemley Fire Rescue. Our Stations 1, 2 responded on the call. pic.twitter.com/Ti7qyCcivE
— Huntersville Fire (@Huntersville_FD) March 18, 2019

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