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5 Mill Street Apartment Complex Fire
7/4/2010
A 5-alarm fire at 5 Mill Street in Beverly destroyed 10 apartments in a building owned by the YMCA of the North Shore and the Beverly Affordable Housing Coalition. Power was shut off to several other apartment buildings causing residents to be evacuated. Seven families are now homeless and will need permanent housing. More than 20 trained Disaster Action Team volunteers responded on the 4th of July and during the days since the fire to assist residents of the affected buildings. The American Red Cross of Northeast Massachusetts is assisting affected residents with emergency needs at this time. Donations may be sent to the Red Cross at 100 Cummings Center, Suite 207F, Beverly, Massachusetts 01915. For information, please call the Chapter at 978-922-2224.
Your American Red Cross Wants You to be Prepared for the 2010 Hurricane Season
The 2010 United States government forecast calls for one of the most active hurricane seasons on record with as many as 23 named tropical storms including up to seven major hurricanes. NOAA administrator, Jane Lubchenco has said, "The greater likelihood of storms brings an increased risk of a landfall, in short, we urge everybody to be prepared." Record warm Atlantic Ocean temperatures will help in the development of storms in the Atlantic this summer. Please read the hurricane information located on the left side of this web page for what you can do to prepare and protect your family and property in the event of a hurricane making landfall along the North Shore of Massachusetts.
You Can Help Your Local Chapter
The winter, spring and summer seasons have been very busy for local Red Cross Chapters. Chapters throughout eastern Massachusetts have responded to many incidents, mostly home fires, and have expended over $100,000 assisting families with emergency needs in addition to helping residents recover from the strong winter storm and major flooding events. More recently there have been several large apartment complex fires in Beverly and Gloucester impacting dozens of families. Red Cross Disaster Action Team volunteers have been busy helping families who have lost their homes with temporary shelter, food, clothing, and other emergency needs. Although the current recession has resulted in a decrease in donations, the need for emergency assistance has not decreased. You can help your neighbors by making a donation to your local Red Cross Chapter. Please click here for information about making a donation. If you would like to train to be a disaster relief volunteer, please click here . Thank you.
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