The American Red Cross spent the day helping 16 individuals and families whose apartments were destroyed in a large fire Wednesday.
"I actually thought it was occurring in the restaurant I work at across the street. That is how thick the smoke was," said Taylor Wallace, who lives at the apartments."I couldn't see past the intersection. We looked around and realized it was coming from where I live," said an emotional Wallace. "Fortunately, none of us were home, with the exception of my cat. We have not located it at this point. I don't think it is going to be possible, but we're all okay.
Wallace has two children, ages 8 and 4. They stayed with her mom and she hasn't told them about the fire yet."She is really big into art, she's made all these puppets and that's all my closet was, essentially, all the puppets she has made. She can make them again, but that will be really hard for her. They had names, played with them every day, worked on them every day," Wallace recalled.
Doyle Rader, the spokesman with the American Red Cross showed us the assistance center they set up at the Evan Recreation Center Wednesday. "We are helping those families get the immediate assistance they need. That being either replacing medication or financial relief," Rader said. "About a dozen people have come in to seek the assistance we are providing."" are helping me through the time being. I do work, so whatever I lost, I will try to gain back," she said. "I can't explain how I feel on the inside."Meanwhile, Wallace says the timing of the fire is brutal.
"I just got my house the way I wanted it, not how it looked, but just comfortability. My kids want to be home, they like their environment. It's going to be a thing to start over," she said.
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