After being inundated with offers of support, the City is spreading the word on how to help those impacted by the Adelaide Street apartment fire.
Last Saturday’s blaze left more than 100 people homeless, so the Salvation Army has established a number of ways the community can help.
They’re asking donations of clothing, furniture, and other physical items (such as hygiene products) be dropped off at the Salvation Army’s Thrift Store at 1960 Dundas Street near Clarke Road.
Those who would rather make a financial donation can go to either the Centre Of Hope at 281 Wellington Street or Salvation Army’s Divisional Head Quarters at 371 King Street. Charitable tax receipts are available and financial gifts can be made by cash, cheque and debit.
All 42 units of the three-story apartment building have been deemed uninhabitable thanks to a combination of fire, smoke and water damage. Some of the units will have to be rebuilt from scratch while others will require significant repair work.
Damage has been estimated at being at least between $1-2 million.
More than 100 people lived at the building between Oxford and Cheapside and those who don’t have family or friends in the area have been put up in hotels by the city of London but that accommodation plan ends on Thursday.
City officials are now working with displaced residents to find temporary housing.
The investigation into the cause of Saturday morning’s fire continues. Thus far, no charges have been laid
