Today, Florida’s Southern Gulf Chapter of the American Red Cross responded to a duplex fire on Bristo Street in Lehigh Acres, Fla.
Lehigh Acres Fire crews responded to a fire at a home in Lehigh Acres on Monday afternoon.
Fire officials said it started in the garage of a house on Bristo Street.
The homeowners were home at the time the fire began, although firefighters initially said nobody was home. No injuries have been reported at this time.
Five of Lehigh Acres fire trucks including a tanker responded to the scene. The fire department has not said what the cause of the fire was.
Local Red Cross volunteers on a Disaster Action Team were on site to help coordinate emergency aid to the affected family. Fire officials say two adults and four children were impacted by the blaze.
The Red Cross provided comfort kits, direct client assistance and recovery planning to the family to meet their disaster-caused needs.
Nearly 180 times a day, the Red Cross helps a family affected by a home fire or other disaster. That’s why the American Red Cross launched the nationwide Home Fire Campaign in 2014 which aims to reduce home fire deaths and injuries by 25 percent.
WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO:
Make a financial donation to their local Red Cross to help people affected by home fires and other disasters in the United States and around the world. Visit redcross.org/donate.
Visit redcross.org/homefires to find out how to protect themselves and their homes from fire.
Become a Red Cross volunteer by applying at redcross.org/sflvolunteer.
Download the Red Cross Emergency App by visiting redcross.org/apps or texting ‘GETEMERGENCY’ to 90999. This all-inclusive app combines more than 35 emergency alerts to help keep the user safe. And the Monster Guard mobile app is specially designed for kids, teaching them to prepare for emergencies at home by playing an engaging game.
About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters feed and provide emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org/southflorida or visit us on Facebook or Twitter at @SFLRedCross.